Chapter 84 【o(￣︶￣)o】PART 1

Yuan Zhuo: “Can you elaborate? Without understanding the details, we can’t fully analyze and respond.”

Qin Shanzhou: “There aren’t many details. We tried twice, spreading the word in front of many people, and it did spread successfully. Qin Jiulin’s reputation became very bad. But since he started taking on missions from the military commander, the negative news about him quickly disappeared. And even if some people know, they won’t bring it up again. The status of a Variant beastman really can’t be underestimated, the deterrent effect is very strong. And I think you… probably haven’t seen the scene of them fighting in their beast forms, have you?”

Indeed, Yuan Zhuo and his family hadn’t. “What’s wrong? Is there a problem with the scene?”

The corners of Qin Shanzhou’s mouth curled up. “In that case, there’s nothing much to say. I advise you to inquire about it yourselves, and if you can see it, go and see it. Without seeing it with your own eyes, no matter how others describe it, you won’t be able to truly imagine such a scene…”

It was probably like a scene from hell.

Wherever they fought, it was truly a scene of severed limbs, mashed flesh, and shattered bones. The ground and walls were splattered with blood, and they themselves were covered in gore.

Of course, it wasn’t their own blood.

Liu Zhongyuan was still alright, he basically didn’t use his mouth to bite. But Qin Jiulin’s beast form was a giant tiger. Besides using its claws and tail, the giant tiger also used its bloody maw. With one bite, it could probably bite anything in half.

Yuan Zhuo and his family noticed the subtle fear in Qin Shanzhou’s expression. Were Liu Zhongyuan and Qin Jiulin really that terrifying?

But where could they go to see a video of their battles? Or could they follow them when they went to clear out semi-beastmen nearby?

As long as they observed from a distance on the top floor, there wouldn’t be any danger, and they wouldn’t be discovered.

However, it was still better to ask Qin Shanzhou and his wife if they had such a video. If they did, wouldn’t that save them the trouble of going to see it themselves?

“Mr. Qin, do you have such a video? If you do, you could let us broaden our horizons. After all, we’ve just arrived at the stronghold, and we have no way to observe their beast forms for the time being.”

Qin Shanzhou thought for a moment and didn’t refuse. “I do, you can watch it if you want.”

After he finished speaking, he casually took out his phone. This video was actually sent by Xia Liansheng to Qin Jiuzhen, who then showed it to him and his wife. He thought about it and saved a copy on his phone.

He opened the video. It wasn’t long, not even twenty seconds, but the scene inside was extremely bloody. Just watching the video made their hair stand on end.

Yuan Zhuo took the phone and played the video. Jiang Meng and the Yuan siblings gathered around, and the four of them watched together. The video showed a giant snake over fifty meters long slithering through the ruined city streets, like a scene from a disaster movie. With a flick of its tail, it could send dozens of semi-beastmen flying.

A single slap of its tail could crush many semi-beastmen who couldn’t dodge in time into mincemeat. The pools of blood and flesh on the ground looked like the bloodstains left on their skin after swatting mosquitoes in the summer, extremely disgusting, especially when the snake’s tail lifted, the blurred flesh and blood dripping from it.

In addition, there was a tiger that looked relatively small compared to the giant snake. But upon closer inspection, one could see that just standing there, the tiger’s head was as tall as a two-story building.

The tiger sprinted on the ground, crossing a street in just two or three bounds. Then, with a sudden leap, it jumped from the ground onto the roof of a seven or eight-story building. The whole process was like flying. Then, the giant tiger leaped down from the rooftop, directly crushing two semi-beastmen below. Its tail casually wrapped around the neck of another semi-beastman and flung it against a wall, instantly smashing its head.

That wasn’t all. At the same time, the giant tiger bit another one to death, then甩ed its head, throwing the corpse several meters away. Just watching the scene made their hearts pound.

Yuan Zhuo subconsciously swallowed, gasping. “This… this giant snake is… Liu Zhongyuan? This giant tiger is Qin Jiulin?”

Qin Shanzhou nodded and took back his phone. “Yes.”

Otherwise, why did Yuan Zhuo and his family think he didn’t go to Qin Jiulin to make a fuss and demand things? As his parents, and having raised Qin Jiulin, no matter what, asking for something shouldn’t be a problem, right?

But since seeing this video, they no longer dared to disturb Qin Jiulin. He was so ferocious, what if he got angry and bit them to death?

After Qin Jiulin transformed into a giant tiger, one of his paws was bigger than both of their heads combined, right?

Even if he got angry and killed them, Qin Jiulin, as such a powerful Variant beastman, wouldn’t be punished by the military. They would just turn a blind eye, and after a while, people would naturally forget, and the matter would be dropped.

So now they planned to wait until Modu was reclaimed, and after Qin Jiulin received his rewards, they would ask for something once, just once. Unless they couldn’t survive, they absolutely wouldn’t take the initiative to disturb Qin Jiulin. As long as they could survive, they wouldn’t actively seek death.

Especially since even without Qin Jiulin, the Qin family still had Xia Liansheng to take care of them. In short, although their lives wouldn’t be rich and luxurious, at least they wouldn’t go hungry or cold. Xia Liansheng would take good care of them.

But the Yuan family was different. That Liu Zhongyuan… not only wouldn’t he take care of these four people, but he might even take revenge. They might not even know how they died.

Fortunately, Qin Jiulin didn’t have any grudges against them and wouldn’t take the initiative to cause trouble for them.

Yuan Zhuo and his family looked at each other. They had indeed thought things too simply before. They thought Variant beastmen would also care about their reputation, but now it seemed…

With their strength, even if their reputation was completely ruined, the military probably wouldn’t do anything, especially with such a ferocious… scene. Anyone who had seen it would definitely not gossip in front of them.

If they spoke ill of them behind their backs, it wouldn’t achieve the desired effect either. So what should they do now? Just give up?

They were scared, but they didn’t want to give up. After all, they still wanted to live a good life.

Just as Yuan Zhuo was about to speak, a door opened, and Qin Jiuzhen, who had just woken up… or rather, been woken up, walked out of the room. He rubbed his eyes, yawned, and asked before even opening his eyes, “Mom, who’s here making so much noise? Didn’t I say I wanted to sleep in today?”

Yao Meimei was still standing at the kitchen door to prevent them from barging in. After Qin Jiuzhen came out, she hesitated for a moment but didn’t move away. She whispered, “Those people you saw yesterday are here.”

Qin Jiuzhen was puzzled. Yesterday?

He opened his eyes and looked over, and indeed it was the people he saw yesterday. “I didn’t expect it to be you. What’s the matter? If there’s nothing, please go back, I haven’t had enough sleep.”

Yuan Qingning was about the same age as Qin Jiuzhen, and of course, they had met several times before. At many banquets, her parents were the center of attention, and she and her brother were also surrounded by people. The Qin family could only stay in the corner.

In the past, Qin Jiuzhen could only try to approach them at the very edge, without even being able to say a word. He didn’t expect them to be so impressive now.

Yuan Qingning smirked. “I’m so sorry to disturb your sleep. I didn’t expect you to sleep so late.”

Qin Jiuzhen smiled. “There’s nothing I can do about it. I have to make time for dates every day, so I always sleep late at night.”

What did dating have to do with sleeping late?

Yuan Zhuo remembered. This Qin Jiuzhen and Xia Liansheng, the other captain of the Variant beastman squad, were currently in an ambiguous relationship?

Liu Zhongyuan and Qin Jiulin were both so powerful now, they couldn’t afford to offend Xia Liansheng. If they offended him too, they would truly have no place in this stronghold.

Yuan Zhuo pulled Yuan Qingning and looked at Qin Jiuzhen himself. “That’s true, young people value relationships. We don’t have anything else today. Looking at the time, we should be going now.”

They couldn’t offend the Qin family either, so they couldn’t stay here today.

Qin Shanzhou got up to see them out and slammed the door shut in their faces with a bang.

Yao Meimei finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Qin Jiuzhen with an ingratiating smile. “Xiaozhen, you’re awake? Are you hungry? There’s still breakfast left for you in the kitchen, have some.”

Qin Jiuzhen had eaten some snacks before going to bed yesterday, so he wasn’t hungry yet. “No, I’m going to sleep until noon. Don’t disturb me.”

He felt a little tired today, so his temper was a bit short after being woken up. Now that the annoying people were gone, he naturally wanted to continue sleeping. After saying that, he went back to his room without waiting for their reply.

Qin Shanzhou: “Since Xiaozhen isn’t eating, let’s eat. We’ll call him for lunch later.”

Yuan Zhuo and his family looked at the closed door, feeling very uncomfortable.

Yuan Qingning: “Mom, Dad, where are we going now? Are we going to find Liu Zhongyuan again? What if he goes crazy and kills us all? Even if someone avenges us, we’d already be dead.”

Yuan Zhuo stroked his chin. “Wait, let’s go back to that accommodation first. Let me think about it.”

They had missed dinner yesterday and had to go to the canteen. They couldn’t miss lunch today. Their stomachs were rumbling with hunger, and they were also very thirsty. They didn’t even know if there was water to drink.

When they arrived at the temporary free accommodation, they unexpectedly encountered soldiers who were there to announce something.

Soldier: “Everyone follow me, we’re assigning you your living quarters. Line up one by one, don’t make a mess. Those who disrupt the order will stay here, understand?!”