EWSNQR Chapter 77

Shao Qian, upon hearing this, looked surprised and scrutinized the seemingly unremarkable half-orc. He glanced at the wolf cub, silently asking if there was a mistake.

 

The wolf cub looked at Shao Qian with an aggrieved look. How could his little orc not believe in him? 

 

Regardless of the two’s actions, Ryo had already taken the letter when the wolf cub spoke. He calmly asked, “Did he tell you this?”

 

“No need for him to tell me,” the wolf cub scoffed. “I don’t know what grievances exist between you and the old man. But about his beast soul in you and him not being dead, it piqued my curiosity.”

 

Beast soul was like a second soul for the orcs, and there was absolutely no chance of survival once separated from the body. How did the old man transfer his beast soul to this half-orc?

 

“Can he die?” Ryo sarcastically asked, “Even if everyone else dies, he won’t die.”

 

Upon hearing this, Shao Qian’s eyes turned cold. He didn’t know the relationship or misunderstandings between Derek and Ryo. Still, Derek was family to him, and hearing Ryo’s words didn’t sit well with him. “I don’t know the grievances between Grandpa Derek and you. I just feel that the way you speak is displeasing.”

 

“Derek… Grandpa?” Ryo was taken aback, scrutinizing Shao Qian and then lowering his eyelids as he softly asked, “He has a partner?”

 

“No,” Shao Qian coldly replied. “He stays alone in the woods in front of the Mountains, guarding a pond. I asked him once why he doesn’t leave, and he told me he’s waiting for someone, waiting for that person to come back to him.”

 

Of course, the old man Derek would never say such words, he often stared at the pond in a daze, but he would never tell Shao Qian something like that. The following words were Shao Qian’s addition based on Ryo’s expression.

 

Ryo’s face turned somewhat pale after hearing Shao Qian’s words. After a while, he spoke stiffly, “He brought this upon himself.”

 

Shao Qian, not wanting to delve further into the matter, nodded to Ryo while holding the wolf cub. “The message has been delivered, and the task is complete. We’ll take our leave.”

 

“Wait.” Just as the two were about to leave, Ryo stopped them. “He mentioned in the letter that I should hand over the Black Street in Mulin City to you.”

 

Shao Qian and the wolf cub were surprised. Shao Qian shook his head, “If he had such intentions, he would have told me himself.”

 

“Read the letter yourself.” Ryo handed the letter to Shao Qian but seemed hesitant, and Shao Qian felt some resistance when taking it.

 

After quickly reading the letter, Shao Qian found it mainly expressing Derek’s longing for Ryo and advising him to take care of himself. The last two sentences mentioned Derek’s wish for Ryo to hand over Black Street to Diudiu and the wolf cub, Adolf.

 

Adolf was the wolf cub’s name, chosen by Derek. Shao Qian remembered Derek looking at the wolf cub with a very gentle expression, saying that Adolf meant “noble wolf.” Shao Qian always felt that Derek should know something, but he couldn’t pry anything out of the man’s mouth.

 

“Did you finish reading?” Ryo snatched the letter back when Shao Qian had finished reading. “Since you’ve read it, rest well today. Tomorrow, come with me to meet some people.”

 

“I want to know what this so-called Black Street is.” It seemed like the inhabitants were stronger half-orcs than those outside. Could this Black Street be an organization formed by these people?

 

“Black Street only accepts expelled orcs and homeless half-orcs,” Ryo explained briefly. “The place for you to sleep is arranged; I’ll come to wake you up tomorrow morning.”

 

Saying this, without waiting for Shao Qian and the wolf cub to react, Ryo left the room.

 

Shao Qian and the wolf cub looked at each other. They felt that Ryo’s personality was truly unpredictable. He seemed to care a lot about Derek, yet he wore an expression of hating him to death. He treated a letter as a treasure, yet showed an indifferent attitude. This person was truly full of contradictions.

 

“Honey, let’s not bother with him,” the wolf cub said, lying down on the bed with Shao Qian in his arms. However, he forgot that this place was a narrow room, and the bed was a standard single bed.

 

With a thud, Shao Qian helplessly found his little wolf cub with his head against the wall, tears gathering in his eyes.

 

Shao Qian stood up from him dumbfounded, and then asked him to lie down on the bed: “Let’s see if you have a long memory in the future.” 

 

The wolf cub lay on the bed, and when he touched back with his hand, he felt a swollen lump.

 

“Honey, it hurts, blow on it,” the wolf cub said, tossing the pillow under his head to the ground. Then, he pitifully looked at Shao Qian. “That wall bullied me; let’s dismantle it someday.”

 

“This is someone else’s home,” Shao Qian chuckled, blowing on the wolf cub’s bumped head. “Outside, you can’t act so recklessly.”

 

“I only have no restraint when it comes to you.” The strong arms of the wolf cub grabbed Shao Qian’s waist and pulled him onto the edge of the bed. “Honey, what do you think the old man means?”

 

In the past, Shao Qian might not have been able to figure out what Derek meant, but today he had a good guess. Derek wanted him and the wolf cub to deliver the letter, that was true. He also wanted Shao Qian to take over this so-called Black Street. However, Shao Qian now felt that the most crucial thing was to see how well this person named Ryo was living.

 

“Let’s just do as Grandpa said.” Shao Qian patted the wolf cub’s head. “Stop calling him an old man.”

 

“No, he always hits me.” For some reason, the wolf cub and Derek couldn’t get along. As long as Shao Qian spent a few minutes with them, they would end up in a brawl, even in their beast forms. This had troubled Shao Qian a lot, and he had even imposed the punishment of skipping two meals. However, it seemed to have no effect on the little wolf or Derek.

 

“Alright, we’ve been on the road for so long without proper rest. Let’s rest early today.” Shao Qian was about to bend down to pick up the pillow from the ground. At this moment, the wolf cub didn’t care about the bump on his head. He turned Shao Qian around and embraced him. “Honey, sleep leaning on me.”

 

Shao Qian patted his head and lay down on him, listening to his calm and powerful heartbeat slowly drifting off to sleep.

 

Seeing him fall asleep, the wolf cub smiled and hugged him tighter before gradually falling asleep as well.

 

However, Ryo hadn’t gone far. He had been standing outside the door, listening to the movements inside. After confirming that Shao Qian and the wolf cub were quiet, he left, holding the letter in his hand.

 

“Ryo.” The people who hadn’t closed the door were still standing or sitting at the door, nodding and greeting Ryo as he passed by.

 

After responding to each one, Ryo entered a middle room. “Ade.”

 

“Is he Derek’s person?” Ade seemed not young anymore, with deep wrinkles on his face. If he and Ryo went out together, people might mistake them for grandfather and grandson. He didn’t welcome Ryo like the others, just pointed to the only chair in the room. “Is he trustworthy?”

 

“Derek’s letter contains a secret code.” Ryo slowly lowered his eyelids. “I thought I had become numb over the years, but he sent me two people.”

 

“Can I see the letter?” Adolf hesitated when he heard this. “I don’t mean anything else; I just…”

 

“You’re his brother, naturally, you can see it.” Ryo handed the letter to Ade. “He mentioned in the code that Diudiu didn’t have a tail and ears before, and they suddenly grew.”

 

“What?” Ade’s eyes widened as he heard this. He anxiously opened the letter. Although there were only a dozen sentences in the secret code, it was enough to explain the ins and outs of the matter.

 

Ade, looking at the contents of the letter, trembled slightly. Tears welled up in his slightly cloudy eyes. “If, if this is true, does it mean that half-orcs can openly stand in the sunlight on this planet, instead of being sold as playthings or slaves? There is no need to hide in this dark corner like us.”

 

“Ade.” Ryo hesitated, looking at Ade. “If this is true, I… I want to bring this Diudiu…”

 

“No.” Ade slammed the letter on the table, glaring at Ryo. “Haven’t the events of the past taught you a lesson? If it weren’t for my brother sacrificing himself to protect you, even using his position as an exchange, how could you possibly sit here? How could there be a place for you?!”

 

“Why did I do that back then? Don’t you know?” Ryo was a bit impatient. “I did it just to allow half-orcs to stand openly in the sunlight and be respected by others.”

 

“Why do you have to cover up your selfishness so much?” Ade looked at Ryo with some disappointment: “Back then, you schemed to seize the beast souls of those orcs for experiments, resulting in the deaths of many innocent people. Have you ever felt a trace of remorse for those lives, which were vibrant and alive? “

 

“But I succeeded, didn’t I?” Ryo was a little confused: “Look, orcs will not die even if they lose their souls, while half-orcs can have a system capable of fighting. This is very successful, isn’t it?” 

 

“You are simply stubborn.” Ade looked at Ryo still looking like this, he said angrily: “You took away my brother’s beast soul for the purpose of experiment, and then you accused him of being selfish and ignoring the overall situation. What about you? Have you ever thought about the brother who lost his beast soul? how to gain a foothold in the military? How to take charge of four huge legions? You have never thought about this. You only think about whether you can gain respect, whether you can get the status you want. You are the truly selfish one.”