A Guide to - 23

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23. Courting Favor Together 



The noble and precious little sub-beastman actually lived in a dark mud cave. He could only warm himself with animal skins and cogongrass, and he could only use a stone bowl to cook . . . .
 
Barely entering the cave, Jeress and the other men were distressed to the utmost.
 
Although they often went hunting and camping in the wild, but the condition would not be so harsh. The space button was always equipped with many camping equipments.

These men looked distressed, but Shu Shu felt that there wasn’t anything wrong with his cave.
 
He was in human form now, so he had been tidying up the cave properly, and the huge snake had also helped him add many things to his possessions. His situation was already much better than the time when he had been a hamster living in the wild. Comparatively, the only setback was maybe that there was no TV here.

He did like to watch TV. When his owner had watched TV, he had always watched attentively, eyes unblinking. 

Entering the cave, Shu Shu at once went toward the bonfire and added a bit of firewood to build a roaring fire. However, even with the roaring fire, the cave was still quite dark. Shu Shu and Edgar who preferred the night and also had a very outstanding night vision were already accustomed to the dark. Those beastmen, however, were very unused to it.
 
Such a cold day, and to these men’s surprise, there was only a bonfire to warm oneself here . . . . The little sub-beastman was really too pitiful.

There were a total of six men in this group; each of them was tall. After entering Shu Shu's cave, they crowded into it until it was completely  packed. Two men even sat at the cave mouth, making the inside of the cave look darker.
 
Upon seeing this, Jeress quickly took out a tiny camping light.
 
This camping light was not big, but when it was switched on, the soft light shined brightly over the entire cave. 

Shu Shu was pleasantly surprised when he saw the camping light; his eyes were full of curiosity—there seemed to be a lot of high-tech gadgets on these monsters’ hand? In that case, could he also bring home some gadgets later? He still loved those high-tech gadgets that humans had.
 
Thinking this way, Shu Shu was all the more determined to curry favor with these monsters. He went into the cellar he had dug himself and very generously took out the food he had stored there, little by little. Then he grabbed the stone pot, planning to cook the food.
 
Seeing Shu Shu's action, Jeress and the other men realized that this little sub-beastman was trying to make some food for them, and they were immediately overwhelmed by this favor. 

Beastmen ate too much; preparing meals for them would absolutely make the sub-beastmen exhausted. Therefore, in ancient times, the beastmen had learned to prepare their own meals. Nowadays, many sub-beastmen would actually use the oven to bake a pile of meat for the beastmen to eat. But it was also just this and nothing more . . . . This sub-beastman though, he was planning to prepare a meal for them with his own hands!
 
Of course, with a small stone pot like that, if he had to made enough food for six people to eat, it might take most of the day. By then, his spirit would be weary and his strength exhausted . . . . 

Jeca thought he was about to have an opportunity to eat the food prepared by the little sub-beastman, so he was extremely excited. Nevertheless, Jeress immediately stood up : "I'll help!"

He then took out several forks from his own space button. He also took out more or less six kilos of wild game meat. He stuck the forks into the meat and started to roast the meat. He even took out a kettle for outdoor use and began to boil some water—this kettle used energy stone, so using it for boiling water was really very convenient. 

As Shu Shu watched this scene unfold, he repeatedly gasped in surprise. However, Jeca and the other men were quite depressed—the major deserved to be called major; he was smarter than them. They were still there, stupidly waiting to eat the food cooked by the little sub-beastman, while the major had already thought of the importance of courting the little sub-beastman’s favor.
 
They were a little slower, but they soon imitated Jeress. One after another, they took out all kinds of things and started to help preparing the meal. 

At this time, Jeress was already one step ahead from them and began to help Shu Shu deal with the pheasant that Edgar had brought back. 

Beastmen had a natural desire to protect the sub-beastmen. Even if the sub-beastman in front of them was an old man, they would also help. Furthermore, the sub-beastman before their eyes was not only not an old man, but also a good-looking boy . . . .
 
This boy was also a single sub-beastman, ah! 

If the little sub-beastman liked one of them, in another two years or so, the little sub-beastman would be fully grown, and they could get married then.
 
Compared to the ancient times, there were many more sub-beastmen now, and it was because the premature mortality rate had already been reduced by a lot. However, the number of sub-beastmen was still 20% less than that of the beastmen. And on this planet, they saw even less than a few sub-beastmen  . . . . God knew they wanted to get married to the point of insanity. They could not wait to see their sub-beastman come to their house and hold the proffered beast bead—which was their most precious possession besides the beast core—in his hand. Only then could a beastman and a sub-beastman be on intimate terms.
 
"My barbecue skill is the best."
 
"You all just give up and make a place for me. I brought some vegetables, and I can cook a soup for the little sub-beastman to eat!" 

"I have some sauce and a pot here. I can make hotpot!" 

……

Those five people, you jostled me, I jostled you. The cave that originally was not big suddenly became very crowded. Shu Shu was also carefully pushed away from the bonfire. 

Suddenly having nothing to do, Shu Shu could only squeeze in beside the huge snake: "Big Snake, I didn't expect that there are actually so many daemons in this world!" 

Because there were many people in the cave, and they were all daemons, Shu Shu was not so afraid of the huge snake and was very close to it: “They took out many things. The outside world is surely very beautiful. I really want to go outside and take a look around.”   

The little sub-beastman leaned to Edgar’s side. Edgar very much wanted to touch him, but in the end, he still gave up. He just quietly and contentedly listened to the little sub-beastman speak. 

"If it’s quite good outside, we won’t return . . ." Shu Shu whispered. Every time he spoke, he couldn't help inhaling through the nose, sniffing a mouthwatering smell in the air. 

The food smelled really, really good. After he left the forest and went outside, could he eat continuously? With such a thought, Shu Shu could not help but drool. 

Listening to the words that the little sub-beastman said, Edgar's mood was not good at all. The little sub-beastman could return to human society and had to return to human society. He, however, could not.
 
"The roast bird is ready. Taste my cooking, please?" Not only was Jeress the first one who had thought of cooking for Shu Shu, but he was also the first one who finished cooking a couple of dishes and then presented them in front of Shu Shu. 
In order to prevent the little sub-beastman from refusing the food, Jeress handed over the pheasant that had been caught by the fallen beast. 

The roast bird smelled extraordinarily good, and Shu Shu couldn't stop drooling. Although he couldn't understand Jeress' words, but he could figure out the meaning of those words. He immediately said, "Thank you."
 
After saying thank you, Shu Shu took the proffered roast bird and tore off a bird leg to eat. Then, just like he usually did, he put the rest of the roast bird in the wooden bowl in front of Edgar.
 
Edgar silently swallowed a mouthful of roast bird. Raising his head, he saw the other men surround the little sub-beastman, fawning over the little sub-beastman incessantly.
 
Tasty mountain mushroom soup; delicious barbecue; aromatic, spicy, and appetizing hotpot . . . . The dishes were spread over an area in front of the little sub-beastman. 

Edgar wished that he could also do something for the little sub-beastman. Unfortunately, he was unable to do anything.
 
Edgar was just thinking this way when he suddenly found a lot of roast meat inside the wooden bowl in front of him.
 
"Good disciple, you eat more!" Shu Shu was simply unable to eat any more of those foods. He found out that he could not decline the offerings, so he tried a little bit of each dish and gave the rest to his disciple. 

Edgar swept his eyes around and discovered that the beastmen who had presented the little sub-beastman with food were all staring at him angrily. His mood suddenly turned good.
 
He ate all these things until his stomach bulged out. 

Shu Shu's sole stomach also bulged out. Patting his stomach, he felt perfectly satisfied while thinking that these daemons before his eyes were really very friendly! 

Everyone was a good man, ah! Shu Shu's eyes narrowed in happiness. 

Eating and drinking their fill, the day was already late.  Shu Shu didn't urge them to leave. He gestured to those daemons, allowing them to stay in his cave for one night. 

Jeress and the others agreed without the slightest hesitation. 

Shu Shu got up and took in the cave he lived in. He saw that his living room seemed to be not big enough to cram in so many people. He immediately beckoned to the lion daemon he liked and then patted the room next to him, giving permission to the other man to sleep with him: "The living room is too crowded, you can sleep with me!"
 
"!!!" Jeress was a bit stunned. The little sub-beastman actually invited him to sleep together? This . . . this . . . .   

Edgar was also stunned. He was a little angry at first, but he soon realized that maybe the little sub-beastman simply didn’t know what sleeping together meant.
 
Whatever it was, he certainly could not let other people bully the little sub-beastman!

Quickly blocking the entrance to the little sub-beastman’s bedroom, Edgar looked at Jeress coldly.
 
Once again, Jeress sensed that terrible power of suppression coming from the fallen beast’s body. Quivering, he at once became clear-headed and happened to make eye contact with the little sub-beastman’s pure gaze and brilliant smile. At this moment, he finally managed to respond. The little sub-beastman clearly didn’t understand anything at all, and he might not even know the difference between a beastman and a sub-beastman . . . .
 
Taking out a sleeping bag, Jeress laid it down in the corner and got into it. Upon seeing this, the other men also followed suit. They all evaded the little sub-beastman’s invitation—they inferred that they really shouldn't take advantage of an underage sub-beastman.
 
Shu Shu saw that these men would rather squeeze in together than sleep with him, so he could only gave up on this plan. Then he got into his grass nest and fell asleep.

He slept well that night. He was faintly aware that someone was leaving the cave, but he didn’t even open his eyes—most likely, it was just one of those men going out to the toilet in the middle of the night, nothing important . . . .

Outside the cave, Edgar slithered some distance away and then stopped. Turning towards Jeress who followed closely behind him, Edgar used his tail to write down a bunch of words on the ground: "Tomorrow, take him along with you. I’ll leave together with you to ensure his safety. Then later, I’ll return here."

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A Guide to - 22

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22. Getting Ready to Leave
 

God knew how long Shu Shu had hoped for being able to see other daemons. However, he had lived for so many years and never seen a daemon. 

After he had begun to cultivate, he hadn’t been an ordinary hamster anymore and had played less with the other hamsters. He had wanted to become a human, but in the end, he was not a human . . . .
 
During the past hundred years, he, in fact, had always been very lonely and had no sense of belonging. Until he had met the huge snake not long ago. Only then had he felt like meeting someone of his own kind. Unfortunately, the huge snake was a snake, making him not dare to get too close.
 
Suddenly seeing a wolf daemon now, Shu Shu felt extremely happy. The initial fear towards the group of humans has also disappeared—these people came with the wolf daemon together, so they should bear no malice towards daemon.
 
Of course, even if these humans was not malicious towards daemon, Shu Shu still liked the wolf daemon the most.
 
"Hello, my name is Shu Shu. What’s your name?" A sweet smile was hanging on Shu Shu's face while he turned towards the wolf daemon again.
 
Jeca saw Shu Shu's smile and immediately became quite elated. 

Gass planet was a remote planet. Communications was inconvenient; shopping was inconvenient; immigrants were also lacking. Basically, the immigrants were all beastmen who liked the primitive environment here. As a result, there were very few sub-beastmen.

The garrisons that were stationed here, other than a few sub-beastmen who were even more powerful than some beastmen in their own troops, only saw sub-beastman a couple of times a year. As one could well imagine, what a rarity it was for them to see the little sub-beastman now.
 
Although Jeca couldn't understand the little sub-beastman’s words, but he still thought that the little sub-beastman’s voice was pleasant to hear, making people bewitched.
 
Jeca felt this way, and it was the same for Jeress and the other men at Jeca’s side.
 
The little sub-beastman who was wrapped in several thick layers of animal skins looked very cute. They almost couldn't restrain themselves from wanting to get close to him. As it happened . . . the little sub-beastman seemed to be only interested in Jeca? 

How could that be? Jeca looked so ordinary, ah! Could it be that . . . the little sub-beastman liked the beast type?
 
Jeress considered and promptly turned into a lion. 

The enormous lion tossed his head and then crouched down to sit in front of Shu Shu. Jeress was the strongest among these men. Jeca's strength surpassed that of others, but he was no match for Jeress. Jeress’ beast type was also very bold and powerful. 

"Boss!" Jeca saw his own dearest leader's action and cried without tears. Since his dearest boss was like this, the little sub-beastman would certainly love his dearest boss. Don’t look at him, OK? How could you be like this, ah!
 
The lion glanced at Jeca without a word, but the lion’s thought was not difficult to guess at all—to woo a sub-beastman, one had to rely on each and every skill. 
"Wow!" Shu Shu exclaimed. Compared to the wolf, he really liked the lion more. 

The lion was so big, so powerful. It simply wasn’t a small domestic animal like a hamster! When a wolf was very hungry, it might still catch a mouse. But a lion . . . seemed like it never ate the very small species such as a mouse?
 
Shu Shu liked this kind of animal! 

"So you’re a daemon!" Shu Shu's sight moved to the lion body. His gaze was more fervent than before. He wanted to touch and stroke the lion’s mane, but he did not dare to really do it. The mane’s slightly tangled appearance was extremely interesting.
 
After that, everyone else on the scene suddenly turned into animals! The little sub-beastman liked the beast type; if they did not reveal themselves now, when would they do it then?
 
Lion, wolf, antelope, Asian black bear . . . . A group of animals were surrounding Shu Shu, and they remained friendly.
 
Shu Shu saw this scene and was very pleasantly surprised—all these men were actually daemons!
 
He did not sense the slightest amount of malice on these men's bodies, so his impression of these men was even better. He chattered continuously while being surrounded by these men.
 
The little sub-beastman’s language, they seemed to not understand it? Jeress who had been properly listening the little sub-beastman speak suddenly discovered this matter. He immediately turned into his human form and tried to communicate with Shu Shu. 

Shu Shu really liked this lion daemon. Even if the other person’s appearance became human, he did not dislike him a bit. Only after the two parties “communicated” for a while did Shu Shu manage to respond. He and these daemons definitely didn’t speak the same language.
 
Towards this, Shu Shu did not take it seriously. There were so many languages ​​in the world, and he did not understand most of them. It was indeed very normal for people to be unable to speak many languages!
 
Jeress also did not take it seriously, but he believed that the little sub-beastman had been living in the forest for a long time. He could not help saying: “It’s too dangerous for a sub-beastman like you to live in the forest.”

“Yeah, it's too dangerous here. Even if you have a fallen beast, he definitely can never protect you properly. You go with us, OK!” Jeca also said while waving both his hands incessantly, using gestures to tell the meaning of his words to Shu Shu . 

Shu Shu obviously didn't understand Jeca’s words, but he knew from this man's gestures that this man probably wanted to bring him to someplace . . . . Could it be the place where the daemons lived?
 
To tell the truth, he really didn’t like to go to crowded places, but he currently didn’t know anything at all about this place, and it always made him a little uneasy. In the end, he wanted to know what the outside was like.
 
Shu Shu nodded briefly and promised to go outside to take a look around: "You want to bring me outside to take a look around, do you? I will go!"

Edgar was watching from the sidelines and saw Shu Shu nodding. He instantly felt that his ice-cold body, frozen by the ice and snow, seemed to get even colder.
 
At this moment, the pheasant in his mouth that had not been bitten to death by him fluttered its wings and started to struggle violently, but Edgar looked like he wasn’t aware of it.
 
It was actually Shu Shu who thought of Edgar at this time. 

After he hung on in this world, the one he got closest to was the huge snake. Moreover, the huge snake had already begun to cultivate into a daemon. Now that he was going to go out to take a look around, he naturally had to take the huge snake along with him.
 
"Big Snake, Big Snake, come here." Shu Shu beckoned to the huge snake. 

Edgar, holding a pheasant with his mouth, slithered toward Shu Shu. He was worried of coming too close, or Shu Shu would recoil from him. He stopped just two or three meters away from Shu Shu—in the end, he had lived in the cave for so long; Shu Shu has completely accepted this distance and would not be afraid.
 
Was the little sub-beastman going to say goodbye to him? 

“Good disciple, I, your master, will bring you out to see the world!” Shu Shu happily said to the huge snake. Worried that the huge snake could not understand, he explained it again in detail: “I’ll bring you to go out and have fun.” 

Edgar stared blankly. There was a brief sensation of going from hell to heaven.
 
The little sub-beastman did not forget him at all; he was still thinking of him and would also bring him when he left!
 
Edgar thought of this and immediately dumped the fowl in his mouth. Then he put it down in front of Shu Shu, looking like he was asking for credit for his achievement. 

“Big Snake is really amazing! Today we’ll have chicken broth to drink!” Shu Shu stated, pleasantly surprised. He waved towards Jeress and the other men, asking these men to go with him and have a meal together.
 
So many people, a single pheasant was certainly not enough to share. The disciple had caught and given it as a present for the master, so it was reasonable to share it between him and his disciple. Anyway, he could provide some chestnuts, stem tubers, and so on to entertain the guests. He could also contribute some dried meat . . . .
 


TL’s note:
家 (jiā) = home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses = dearest

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A Guide to - 21

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21. Meeting His Own Kind
 

Edgar saw the beastmen, and the beastmen naturally saw him too. 

Suddenly seeing a huge snake in the forest, the beastmen were immediately on their guard, but at the same time, their eyes were also full of excitement.
 
Although the beastmen by now didn’t need to rely on their beast forms to fight for food at the risk of their lives, but they still liked to fight. They even liked to do hand-to-hand combat, not relying on their firearms. Seeing a powerful wild animal right now naturally aroused their deep-rooted warlike nature.

"Boss, this time it's my turn!" One of the beastmen said loudly. In a whizz, he tore open the clothes on his body and turned into an enormous wolf.
 
While he was tearing open his clothes to be put in the space ring, he was also rushing toward Edgar at lightning speed simultaneously.
 
Edgar had just come to himself only to find that the man in front him was charging at him. Edgar hurled the fowl held in his mouth aside, and he opened his mouth to try to communicate with the other person involved. Then he suddenly realized that he was a snake now; there was simply no way he could speak. In the present situation, those people would not allow him to think of other ways to slowly communicate with them. 

The fowl that Edgar had hurled aside crashed into a tree and fell to the ground; he didn't know whether it was alive or dead. Edgar swung his tail, actually welcoming the enormous wolf head-on. One snake and one wolf suddenly fought for real, locked in a battle.
 
"Do you think Jeca can win?" The leader of these beastmen has been watching the wolf beastman who was part of their group fight with the huge snake before he turned towards his comrades-in-arms at his side.
 
They were a garrison of Gass planet. The past few days had been their turn to rest, and they had run into heavy snowfall by chance. It was just now that they could come out and start the winter hunting.
 
Winter prey was scarce. Of course, their winter hunting was not for the purpose of catching some plump preys. In fact, their winter hunting was to look for savage animals in the forest, shooting and dispatching them for good.
 
Savage animals could be even more vicious when food was scarce. It also made them more indifferent and uninhibited as they fought. Of course, the garrison could look for savage animals and fight them, but it was unlikely that they could kill those savage animals as they wished. The leader had once fought with a very large tiger, and afterwards, he had ended up giving the wounded tiger some meat.
 
"Major, although Jeca doesn't like to use his brain, but his fighting power is above ours. He can certainly dispatch a snake like this." A man beside the leader said with a smile, not having the slightest amount of doubt over his words—at this moment, the enormous wolf was gaining the upper hand over the huge snake.
 
This group of men all had faith in the enormous wolf, but unexpectedly, their voices has barely fallen when the battlefield situation suddenly changed—their eyes could not be more wrong; in a flash, Jeca who has already had the upper hand was actually being suppressed by the huge snake!
 
The enormous wolf Jeca had turned into was wound tightly by the huge snake, and the huge snake's long-fanged mouth was right at Jeca's throat. If the huge snake opened its mouth and bit down, Jeca’s life might cease to exist. 

For a moment, the complexion of some beastmen who stood alongside each other changed greatly. Jeca was an experienced beastman; how could, all of a sudden, he get captured so easily by the huge snake?
 
Furthermore . . . had this huge snake hidden its strength before? If this huge snake had had the upper hand at the outset, they would certainly have rushed to help Jeca. As a result . . . . At the beginning, the huge snake actually hadn’t fought back in order to lull them. After they had relaxed, it had seized Jeca in one move . . . . Since when was a wild animal so smart? 

These people took out their firearms without the slightest hesitation. On their guard facing the huge snake, they unexpectedly made eye contact with it.
 
The leader did not know why, but he suddenly couldn’t control his hands from shaking. There was some kind of feeling that he could not equal the huge snake. He felt a little chagrined, but when he looked at the men by his side, he found that they were also the same as him. And Jeca, coiled by the huge snake, was already shaking like a leaf at this time.

Most importantly, what was the bloodline of this snake? The men showed a shocked expression. Right at that moment, the huge snake actually did something that none of them had expected at the outset.
 
The huge snake did not let go of Jeca, but it used its tail tip to write a few words on the ground: “Put the weapons down.”

When they saw the words clearly, the feelings of fear, anxiety, restraint, and constantly wanting to retreat disappeared. The leader of the beastmen suddenly thought of something: "You're a fallen beast!"
 
Edgar did not nod or shake his head. Only after seeing the other party put their weapons down did he release the wolf beastman in his coils.
 
The enormous wolf was no longer high-spirited like before. After being let go by Edgar, he lowered his head and gave a low cry before running to his comrades with his tail wedged between his legs.
 
Seeing this situation, the leader of the beastmen thereupon determined that the huge snake before their eyes had to be a fallen beast. At last, he started to relax. 
After a beastman became a fallen beast, he would slowly lose his rationality and would even harm the sub-beastmen. However, there were quite many among the fallen beasts who initially weren’t malicious towards the beastmen or the sub-beastmen.
 
"Hello, my name is Jeress. I’m a lion race beastman." The leader of the beastmen took the initiative to issue a greeting. He was a soldier who participated in battles. In the past, he had even seen with his own eyes a comrade-in-arms at his side get wounded in the battle and become a fallen beast. Thus, besides not having much prejudice against the fallen beasts, he also sympathized with them a little. 

With Jeress being like that, it was only natural that the other beastmen at his side were also like that. As for Jeca . . . he, unexpectedly, was unable to defeat a fallen beast who had lost his beast core. He felt extremely humiliated. Basically, he did not want to change into a human shape and did not want to speak. He even tucked his tail tighter and lowered his head, hiding behind Jeress’ body.
 
Edgar wanted to say hello to these people but soon gave up. He was willing to swing his tail in front of Shu Shu, but he was not in the least willing to do such "folly" in front of these beastmen. The snake tail moved, and he ended up writing down some words on the ground: "There’s a little sub-beastman in the forest. You take him away." 

There was a sub-beastman in the forest? There was actually a sub-beastman staying in this dangerous place? Jeress and the other men turned pale with fright. But Edgar has already turned his body to the direction he had come from and slithered away. Having slithered a few paces, he turned his head around to pick up the fowl that he had thrown aside a moment ago.
 
On the way back, Edgar was slightly distracted. In the previous fight, he had suddenly discovered that the set of cultivation methods the little sub-beastman had taught him was far more powerful than he had imagined.

He had been an eight-star beastman and the strongest one among the young generation of the Beastman Empire. But after losing his beast core, his strength had been greatly reduced. Even if his strength had recovered a little, at most he would have been three-star. And just now, that wolf beastman was a four-star beastman.
 
This kind of four-star beastman, although it was unlikely for Edgar to go so far as to suffer a defeat with his current physical condition and fighting experience, but it was also impossible for him to effortlessly win like that. However, after he had utilized the power within his body, he had obtained an overwhelming victory almost instantaneously. 

He became stronger, but unfortunately, he was just a beast now. 

The thing Edgar encountered clearly wasn’t Shu Shu whom he knew.

Shu Shu was attired in thick animal skin. He was building a snowman and then a snake beside it not far from the cave mouth .
 
After he was done, he was all sweaty from the double workouts, so he simply pulled down the animal skin headgear he was wearing. At this time, he suddenly felt that there was something wrong with him—he built a snowman because he was fond of it; for what he built a snake, ah!
 
One foot stamped on the snow snake's head, creating a hole. Shu Shu smiled, feeling pleased with himself, and continued to trample on the entire snake thoroughly.

As he was trampling on cheerfully, he heard some sound of movement and saw the huge snake appear with a fowl held in its mouth.

Remembering that he has just trampled on the “Big Snake,” Shu Shu had some guilty conscience. He turned his eyes away and tried to shift the subject: “Big Snake, you caught a fowl and came back, ah. Wait for me to make you a beggar’s fowl to eat . . .”

He still hasn’t finished speaking the words when he suddenly saw a wolf run out from behind the huge snake’s body and stare at him stupidly. After that, several men also appeared. 

Humans! Shu Shu saw those people, and his eyes couldn't help showing a happy expression. But soon after, his complexion instantly paled. 

He still had the hamster ears! He would be taken for a monster by these people! 
After they knew he was a monster, wouldn’t they send him into the laboratory and locked him up? Wouldn’t they dissect him? Or simply burn him to death here and now? 

Shu Shu was stiff from head to foot. He stared at those men and did not dare to move at all. 

Jeress and the other men came with the fallen beast. When they arrived here and discovered that there was indeed a sub-beastman in existence, they were all startled. 

Anyway, this little sub-beastman looked really cute when he walked on the snow bridge . . . . 

No matter if it was Jeress or the other men, their impression towards the little sub-beastman was very good. At the moment, they could see that the little sub-beastman was scared . . . . Jeress kicked at Jeca’s body that was still on wolf form: "Quickly change back!"

When the little sub-beastman saw the huge snake, he greeted the huge snake in a language they couldn't understand. Later, they saw him showing a scared expression. It totally couldn’t be because he has been scared by them. It had to be Jeca the wolf who has scared him!
 
Jeca who had been staring at the little sub-beastman in wonder was kicked, and only then did he come to himself. He changed into a human form and took his clothes out .

"Monster!" Shu Shu looked at Jeca, pleasantly surprised. This man was actually not a human but a daemon!
 
He finally saw someone of his own kind! 

The fear on Shu Shu's face faded away, and he looked at the wolf beastman intimately: "Are you also a daemon?"



TL’s note:
埃德加 (Āi dé jiā) = Edgar [confirmed]
杰卡 (Jié kǎ) = Jeca?
杰尔斯 (Jié ěr sī) = Jeress?
If you have a better/the right translation for the name, please tell me.

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A Guide to - 20

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20. An Elf in the Forest

 
During this period of time, Edgar always felt that there were several places on his abdomen that were very itchy.
 
At first, he was merely indisposed, but later it became more and more serious, making him always want to rub against a rock. He even secretly put a rock in his nest, making it easy to scratch the itch at any time.
 
He couldn't figure out what was going on with him. It was not molting season, and he also had not molted for a very long time. 

Nowadays, Edgar spent every night in cultivation. He could feel that it gave him huge benefits. 

Today he was cultivating, and once again, he was roused by the itch. He rolled up the rock hidden in his nest and rubbed against it while laying his head on top of the cogongrass gathered by the little sub-beastman for him, a bit sullen. 

Having not rubbed against the rock for long, Edgar saw a ray of light penetrated through the air vent that had been specially dug out by the little sub-beastman—a new day has arrived, and the little sub-beastman should be awake, too.
 
Thinking this way, Edgar cast his sight towards the cave where the little sub-beastman lived. Sure enough, he saw the little sub-beastman dazedly crawl out of the cave.
 
The little sub-beastman’s body was covered with a simple, sewn-together animal skin; two white, creamy, and tender arms were exposed. Although the animal skin was just a shapeless wrap, but Edgar still thought that the little sub-beastman was very pretty.
 
Suddenly, he very much wanted to extend his tail and make the little sub-beastman step on it . . . . The little sub-beastman was always barefoot when he was in the cave, and those tiny feet stepping on his tail certainly felt very good.
 
That would scare the little sub-beastman though . . . . In the end, Edgar  could only abandon his own plan.
 
He did not know if there would be a day when the little sub-beastman was no longer afraid of him . . . .

Shu Shu came out from his cave with his eyes closed and went all the way to the cave mouth. Then he yanked open the grass curtain at the cave mouth and moved aside a small stone  to look outside. 

The cold wind blew upon his face, and he was finally awake. Looking outside, he was rather pleasantly surprised: "It's snowing!"
 
Yes, that’s right, it was snowing outside. The snowflakes fell from the sky in a flutter, landing on the ground. Right now, the whole world was slowly painted white, looking very beautiful.
 
Shu Shu truly didn’t like snow before; after all, it represented cold weather. But now, catching sight of such pristine snow, he could not help but somewhat like it. 

"We can pile up the snow and make a snowman, or we can have a snowball fight. Wait for the snow to stop, and then we’ll go out to play, OK!" Shu Shu said to the huge snake at his side. He was just finished speaking when he recalled that the huge snake would not like going out in the snow and freezing itself into a popsicle. He quickly said: "Oh, that’s right, you wouldn’t like going outside, so I'll just go alone!"
 
Imagining a cold-blooded animal like the huge snake getting frozen into a strip on the snowy ground, Shu Shu laughed “he he he”.
 
Edgar indeed didn't like the cold weather. He hadn't gone out hunting for several days because the prey around him had become less, and also because it was too cold outside, which affected his performance in some measure.
 
Anyway . . . if the little sub-beastman wanted to play nearby, he could still keep him company!

Watching the little sub-beastman return into the cave with some snow gathered from the cave mouth and then knead and roll the gathered snow into a ball before tossing and playing with the snowball, Edgar’s expression became more and more gentle.
 
Shu Shu threw the snowball up and caught it again. After playing for a while, the snowball on his hand accidentally smashed onto the ground. Feeling a little wronged, he flung it aside with a pout. He kneaded another snowball and continued to play. 

Edgar watched Shu Shu while he continued to scratch his abdomen. Scratching and scratching, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
 
Looking down, Edgar was stupefied—his scales were scraped off, scraped off a lot!
 
His scales were extraordinarily hard. When he had fought the giant tiger, if it hadn't been for his originally injured body and some places on it that had already had no scales, that giant tiger would not have been necessarily able to tear his scales open and hurt him.
 
But now, his scales were scraped off. Although, when he scratched the scales, it actually didn’t feel painful . . . . He was . . . shedding scales?
 
Losing hair at most turned someone into a baldy. Shedding scales, however, could make him turn into a long meat stick! 

Shu Shu did not find anything different with the huge snake. He and the huge snake were not the same species, and he could not discern the expression of snake species. At this moment, he was busy making breakfast for him and the huge snake.
 
The dried meat was cooked with some water; this was for the huge snake to eat. As for him, he ate uncooked dried meat and roasted sweet potato. 

Sweet potatoes that had been put in the cellar for a long time tasted sweeter when roasted, and Shu Shu liked it very, very much. He ate a very big one in one breath and then began to eat the dried meat, grinding it with his molars, crunch crunch, crunch crunch. 

Edgar ate all the thoroughly-cooked dried meat in front of him and quietly watched the little sub-beastman eat.
 
In the evening, the snow stopped, but there was already a thick layer of snow on the ground.

Shu Shu cheered loudly and ran out. A moment later, he ran back again, trembling. He began to wrap his body with all the animal skins in the cave.
 
After bundling himself into a ball, Shu Shu left the cave again. At the same time, because of his bulky figure, he could only moved one step at a time going outside. 

There appeared in the snow an animal skin man. His head was all covered with animal skin, only exposing two eyes. On the surface, he was so very ugly, but Edgar still thought that the little sub-beastman looked like a pretty elf. 

Today was a cold day. After the little sub-beastman done playing, it was best if he could drink some nice and warm broth . . . . The boiled dried meat broth was not tasty to drink. Wouldn’t it be better if Edgar caught a prey?
 
If he could catch a fowl, the little sub-beastman could drink some fowl broth! 

With the spiritual power circulating in his whole body, Edgar felt that he was not that cold, so he quickly dashed out . 

After the snowfall, the forest was much quieter than usual, but there was still animal activity. Edgar at last saw a skinny wolf leaving its post. He let off a bit of power to pressure it, scaring it into running away with its tail wedged between its legs, and then he continued to slither forward.
 
From inside a snow-covered shrubbery, the faint sound of fowls came through. Edgar carefully approached, tail moving to and fro, and smashed up half of a corner of the shrubbery.

Several pheasants flew out of the shrubbery and scattered in all directions, fleeing. Edgar gave a sweeping glance and chose the fattest one to catch. He was just about to leave when he unexpectedly heard some human voices. 

"Boss, there’s some noise in front!"
 
"Pheasants, there’re pheasants flying over; good fat fowls!" 

"Someone’s frightened; isn’t it a fowl nest in front?"

. . . .

The familiar language of the Beastman Empire ringing in his ears, Edgar was rooted to the spot until the pheasant that he had not bitten to death and was held in his mouth started to struggle. Only then did he wake with a start. Soon after, several tall men appeared in front of Edgar.
 
They were beastmen; several beastmen who came to the forest to hunt.

He had always wanted to bring the little sub-beastman to look for the beastmen, but, unexpectedly, before he brought the little sub-beastman out, the beastmen had already come . . . . 

He and the little sub-beastman, were they going to part?



TL's note:
We're officially 10% into the story (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑

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A Guide to - 19

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19. Living Their Lives Together

 
When Shu Shu detected a sound of activity and woke up, straightaway he saw a huge snake head staring at him closely. 

He automatically pulled his head back and hid in the bottom of the hole. After a while, he remembered that this was his own disciple, no need to be afraid. From the bottom of the hole and appearing fierce while cowardly at heart, he immediately said: "What are you looking at? You, quickly get out of the way! Let me go out!" 

Edgar silently retreated, moving away a little. After that, the little sub-beastman quickly leaped out of the hole and ran away. 

After running away for a while, the little sub-beastman ran back: "You go back with me." 

Go back? Edgar's tail tip happily rolled up. In fact, he never wanted to leave at all . . . . His original plan was to leave just for a few days. After suddenly practicing the cultivation method just now, his injuries recovered completely, and a great deal of his strength was restored. Further, he thought it was essential to get some information from the little sub-beastman, so he followed after the little sub-beastman and went back to the cave. 

Returning to Shu Shu's cave, Shu Shu began to explain all about cultivation to Edgar.
 
"You practice and practice, and you can become very, very powerful! Soon after, you can become like me!" Shu Shu went back and forth several times explaining the idea by using different vocabulary. In addition, he also tried hard to gesticulate with his hands and feet.
 
Regarding the little sub-beastman’s teaching method, Edgar believed that if his language talent was not extremely outstanding, he certainly wouldn’t understand the meaning of the little sub-beastman’s words.
 
Anyway, he understood, but he also felt a bit puzzled. If he cultivated properly, he would change into someone like the little sub-beastman? Change and become a sub-beastman? What the hell was this?
 
What the little sub-beastman had said was absolutely confusing, but he had to say that practicing this cultivation method had indeed given him some great benefits. Not to speak of other things, just speak about his memory; it has suddenly improved! 

His memory had been amazing before; he had never forgotten what he had seen and heard. However, after becoming a fallen beast, it was impossible for him. But now, his original memory had all returned. 

In short, every word spoken by the little sub-beastman, he did not need to memorize them carefully; he could remember all of them clearly and precisely . . . . Edgar felt happy—did this mean that he would not be like those other fallen beasts, gradually forgetting that they had once been beastmen, too?
 
"I'll come and check what stage you've already cultivated to." Shu Shu said, once again chanting the words "don’t move" until Edgar stayed motionless before coming to Edgar’s side.
 
Putting his hand on the huge snake’s body one more time, Shu Shu carefully started to check. 

At that time, having been accumulated for almost a year in his body, the heat flow had finally developed into a small air mass. At last, he had officially stepped into the daemon cultivation road, but the huge snake . . . .   

The huge snake's innate skill was very good; it had attracted so much spiritual power yesterday. Perhaps the huge snake had already developed air mass?
 
Shu Shu's spiritual power entered the huge snake's body and quickly found the huge snake's dān tián, but it did not find any air mass inside. 

Apparently, the huge snake’s innate skill could only do so much; it still needed a proper guidance from him . . . . Hold on, what was that?
 
Shu Shu suddenly saw a drop of spiritual power condensed out of liquid hanging in the huge snake's dān tián! After cultivating for a year, he had only had a small air mass. After cultivating again for two hundred years, he had eventually managed to turn the air mass within his body into a liquid. 

He had cultivated for two hundred full years to be able to reach that state. The huge snake had actually accomplished it in one night!
 
This was irrational! 

Shu Shu was a little stunned. And yet, it would not do to feel wronged. What’s the world coming to, ah! He knew that hamsters' cultivation talent was very poor, but it should not be so poor as to become like this, ah! 

Daemon cultivation was much more difficult than human cultivation. The first hurdle they needed to pass on their cultivation journey was the dawning of enlightenment. And the animals on earth that could reach the dawning of enlightenment were just a mere handful.
 
After the dawning of enlightenment, they also had to learn qi refining, which was to develop the air mass within the body. The period of qi refining was relative to the person. Later, the qi’s form turned into liquid. Then they entered the foundation building stage. 

Shu Shu had lingered in the qi refining stage for two hundred years before entering the foundation building stage. He had lingered even longer in the foundation building stage, to the extent that he had thought, in his lifetime, he would never be able to generate the daemon core that could transform him into a human form. In that case, he would simply go to the human world and be a house pet.
 
Although being a house pet meant no freedom, but he had been free for hundreds of years, thus he did not mind at all. 

In the end, never knowing where the fortune had come from, he had unexpectedly had a sudden break through and condensed his own daemon core after being a house pet for several years! 

Possessing the daemon core and passing through the daemon’s heaven tribulations, he could then change into a human form. Unfortunately, at the moment he was only halfway through the tribulations. The daemon core’s presence had disappeared, and the human form he had changed into was only half-changed . . . . 

Shu Shu thought of his condition and could not help but sigh. Then he glanced at the huge snake enviously. 

The huge snake had skipped over the qi refining stage and gone directly into the foundation building stage in one night. Was it possible for the huge snake to cultivate and form the daemon core on the second night? 

How could it be so fast! 

Seething, Shu Shu glared at the huge snake for a good while. However, imagining that he would not need to be afraid of the huge snake after it became a human, he was happy again. Walking slowly to the huge snake’s side and resisting—with great difficulty—the boiling desire to run away, he carefully patted the huge snake's head: "You cultivated well, that’s great!"

Edgar inclined his head slightly, showing that he got it. 

Shu Shu was even more satisfied with this disciple. 

Shu Shu thought that the huge snake could become human in a matter of days, but this was clearly impossible.
 
In the following days, whenever Edgar had a free time, he concentrated on cultivating, and yet his strength only increased a little. There was still a long way to go from forming the core. 

As a result, it actually made Shu Shu, who had initially been quite envious of the huge snake’s cultivation speed, depressed: “How can you practice so slowly, ah?” 

Hearing the little sub-beastman words, Edgar couldn't help feeling ashamed and uneasy. He was worried that the little sub-beastman would have a change of mind towards him. Having already used all his free time for cultivating, he did not expect it was still slow.

Anyway, this cultivation method was indeed a good thing. After he began cultivating, his whole person became considerably clear-headed and calm, and he could also keep all his instincts and desires under control. In this way, he did not need to worry anymore that he might harm the little sub-beastman . . . . 

He could stay without any qualms now, and that was great. 

Edgar’s original cave was no more than a cave he had found randomly. He had no feelings at all towards that cave. After he was able to stay here with Shu Shu, he never thought about going back to check on it. As for Shu Shu . . . .
 
Having never smelled the huge snake’s scent in his "toilet", he was finally relieved. 

The huge snake would go out and hunt everyday and even use its rolled-up tail to bundle a bunch of firewood and bring it back to the cave. Shu Shu did not need to run around everywhere looking for things like he had done in the beginning. 

After the huge snake took care of obtaining water from the lake, all the works were monopolized by the huge snake. He was more relaxed, so much so that he might not go out at all for the whole day.

In this regard, Shu Shu was extremely satisfied. He definitely didn’t want to go out in the deep of winter. He was the best pet owner! 

No, he was not a pet owner. Rather, this was a serving disciple!

"Big snake, you pierce a few holes here." Taking out a piece of recently-obtained fur that was relatively soft, Shu Shu pointed at the targeted edge. After putting the fur down, he ran away again.
 
The huge snake glanced at the little sub-beastman who was still afraid to come too close to it. Then, opening its mouth, it used its teeth to nip a few holes on the fur.
 
Shu Shu brought the fur back and, using a tough and durable grass he had found, sewed the fur together through those holes. A piece of clothing was made, and Shu Shu started to make another one. 

Edgar lied on his stomach beside the fire and watched the little sub-beastman making clothes next to the flame, heart comfortably warm.
 
He had never particularly liked sub-beastmen. Now he discovered that it was actually such a wonderful thing to have a sub-beastman at his side . . . . 

Shu Shu made clothes for himself and then tidied up the huge snake’s sleeping place thoroughly. 

After the huge snake cultivated, sure enough, it no longer hibernated. But the huge snake’s temperature was too low, which would make the huge snake feel uncomfortable, so Shu Shu also gave him a warm nest.
 
Originally, seeing too many furs, he had actually wanted to make some clothes for the huge snake. It was a pity that the huge snake was very straight and horizontal; the clothes it wore would certainly slide. The huge snake also slithered on its scales, so it would not be able move and slither while wearing clothes . . . . Shu Shu ultimately could only give up his own idea.
 
Edgar heard of this thing from Shu Shu's soliloquy and thought that it was truly a pity.
 
If only he had had hands and feet, then it would have been fine . . . . But, which snake sprouted hands and feet? 

Rubbing against a block of stone beside him and not knowing why his abdomen was suddenly itchy, Edgar mentally sighed. 



TL's note:
I hate translating cultivation terms! ٩(๑`^´๑)۶
Thanks to this article I finally found the term for 丹.

ETA: Thanks to Olivia for pointing out this glossary. I've changed a few terms to follow the glossary, i.e., heart's devil becomes internal demon and producing the core becomes forming the core.

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A Guide to - 18

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18. The Huge Snake is Talented
     

"Big Snake, I’ll teach you cultivation. Let's go back." Shu Shu was of the opinion that cultivation was the answer. At once, he looked happy: "You cultivate, no need to hibernate, and no need to sleep." 

A cultivating snake should not need to hibernate, right? Yeah, even if it did not work now, it would definitely be effective in the future!
 
Edgar didn't understand what the meaning of the so-called cultivation was. He looked at Shu Shu puzzledly and was faintly happy at the same time— Shu Shu had stopped him, not letting him go back; it might be assumed that Shu Shu valued him very much. 

"Big Snake, don't move!" Shu Shu said to Edgar.
 
Well-trained Edgar obediently didn’t move.
 
A burst of cold wind blew, and Shu Shu involuntarily trembled. He promptly wrapped the fur tighter and then went round to the huge snake's side, extending a hand and placing it on the huge snake’s body. 

Shu Shu had long wanted to teach the huge snake cultivation, but he had never got down to doing it because the huge snake had been unable to understand anything at all, so communication had been already difficult. And also because . . . he didn't know how to teach.
 
He was already in a muddle over his own cultivation, gods knew how to teach others, ah! 

But now, consider him as being forced to take desperate measures . . . .
 
Shu Shu had helped healing the huge snake in the past few days. He had already known the huge snake's meridian channels, but the structure of a snake was completely different from that of a hamster or his current human body. He totally didn’t know which route he had to use to circulate the spiritual power within the huge snake's body . . . . 

Shu Shu silently infused the spiritual power into the huge snake's body just like he had done in the past. Even if he could not teach the huge snake cultivation now, let it feel that the existence of spiritual power was pretty good . . . .
 
Shu Shu's spiritual power was really pitiful; in an instant, it all went into the huge snake’s body. It would nourish the huge snake's body one time. As for cultivation, whether it was the huge snake or Shushu, they did not know what would happen.
 
Red bead! You could make me cultivate, couldn’t you also make the huge snake cultivate, ah? Shu Shu glumly used his mental power to poke the red bead in his body.
 
At this moment, from the top of the red bead, a warm current that was very familiar to Shu Shu suddenly rushed out. Then, following his hand, it went into the huge snake’s body. 

This was exactly . . . the warm current that could help people to cultivate! 

When he had been a hamster, he absolutely hadn’t known how to cultivate. When he had accidentally cultivated, this warm current had wandered around in his body every day, causing enormous inconvenience to his activities. Sometimes he had been right in the toilet, and then this heat flow had suddenly circulated, making him stop urinating  at once . . . . 

However, this heat flow had been useful after all. Circulating in his body, it had drawn the spiritual power into his body, making him become intelligent. When he had finally come to see the truth and decided to cultivate properly, this heat flow had rushed to help him even more, making him change into a daemon. 

The heat flow had gone into the huge snake's body, and now the huge snake could cultivate, too. He didn’t know how many times the heat flow had to circulate in the huge snake’s body before the huge snake was able to learn. 

Whatever, the huge snake should take quite a while to be able to learn, right? When the moment came, then he could make the huge snake change its plan to leave . . . . 

This heat flow did not need to be controlled by Shu Shu, but Shu Shu did not let go to avoid being distracted. Edgar, however, was not distracted. On the contrary, he was exceptionally shocked. 

He knew that the little sub-beastman had a kind of magical power that could help people to heal. Even though it was unusual, but frankly, it was not surprising at all. Whether it was the sub-beastmen or the beastmen, they all might awaken their innate skills. These innate skills were also varied: controlling wind or fire, treating corrosion, spraying allurement poison . . . . There was everything for every situation. For them, the little sub-beastman was not considered as noteworthy. 

Speaking of skills, his former innate skill was controlling wind and water. The beastmen of the Imperial family were always able to ride the wind and tread the waves. 

It's just that a beastman who wanted to make use of his innate skills needed to rely on his beast core. Therefore, he now . . . could not use any skills at all.
 
It was not unusual for the little sub-beastman to have innate skills, but what was this heat flow? 

When Edgar felt this heat flow circulating inside his own body, it seemed that something had entered his body. This kind of thing was similar to the power that the little sub-beastman had once infused him with, but it did not help him treat some wounds and then dissipate. Instead, this heat flow continued to stay within his body.
 
The heat flow within his body circulated all the way through one time. Very quickly, it began to circulate again for the second time. The first time, Edgar still hadn't fully understand the specific circumstances yet, but this time, he actually remembered all the routes through which the heat flow circulated.
 
Two full circulations, and Edgar already had a very small air mass within his body. He didn't know what use this air mass had for him, but he knew he could control this air mass, and he also knew that it was definitely a good thing. 

The heat flow began to circulate for the third time. 

Edgar controlled the air mass within his body to follow after the circulating heat flow, and after he did this, the energy from the outside that rushed forth to enter his body seemed to increase; the air mass also got larger and larger . . . .   

The fourth time, the fifth time, the sixth time . . . . 

Didn't know at what time the heat flow had left Edgar's body, but Edgar was still cultivating, over and over again.
 
Shu Shu let go of his hand after the heat flow came back, stunned.
 
Who could tell him why the first time the huge snake cultivated, it managed to go into meditative state? Furthermore, the surrounding spiritual power was actually rushing forth toward the huge snake!
 
Lots and lots of spiritual power! Really lots and lots! 

When he had been on the earth, there had been very little spiritual power there. No matter how hard he had tried, the amount absorbed had never been enough. Having arrived here, the spiritual power in this place was actually abundant, but he had only passed half of the tribulations, and his body was not in good condition. As a result, the same thing happened; he was unable to absorb the spiritual power!
 
Thinking back on himself and taking another look at the huge snake before his eyes that was absorbing the surrounding spiritual power at lightning speed, Shu Shu felt his heart become extremely heavy.
 
No, in fact, it was wrong of him to have a heavy heart. This was his own disciple, and an amazing disciple had to be taught well by the master. Moreover, the faster the huge snake cultivated, the sooner it could become a human, ah!
 
Thinking like this, Shu Shu felt extremely pleased. After that, he started to tremble again.
 
It was really too cold now! 

Shu Shu really wanted to get back into his own cave, but the huge snake was in the middle of its cultivation journey, still in the meditative state. Someone definitely needed to look after it . . . . 

Sighing, Shu Shu dug a small, human-sized hole beside the huge snake to hide in. Then he covered the opening with the fur—the one he had brought and draped around his body—to block the wind. Bored in every possible way, he started to cultivate. 

Once he cultivated, he immediately found a problem—the surrounding spiritual power was rushing forth towards the huge snake’s body, and he actually didn’t manage to grab even a tiny bit of it! Really could not grab any of it at all!
 
How could the master of a disciple was not even able to cultivate?
 
Shu Shu could not do anything about it. Ultimately, he could only nest in the hole resentfully, waiting for the huge snake to finish cultivating. 

An abundance of spiritual power rushed forth into Edgar's body. Edgar was controlling it to circulate over and over again, and within his body, the air mass was getting larger and larger. When the large air mass reached a certain level, it began to shrink. Along with the passing of time, it eventually condensed into a droplet. 

Edgar shook all over and suddenly became clear-headed. He immediately discovered that he had actually recovered completely from his old injuries. 

His physical condition was unprecedentedly good, and his control over this body was also unprecedentedly good. Before, he had been slightly influenced by some snake-like instincts, but now the influence was next to nothing.

In the end, what had the little sub-beastman taught him? 

Edgar moved his body and looked at his surroundings, only to discover that the world had become clearer in his eyes. He was extremely excited. 

His strength had recovered a lot! 

The little sub-beastman was next to him . . . . Edgar turned towards the small dirt hole at his side, and looking at the young boy in the dirt hole, his whole heart felt like bursting. 

How could this little guy be so honest? To actually teach and preach such technique . . . . 




TL’s note:
功 (gōng) = meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
法 (fǎ) = law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist
According to Google, 功法 = exercise or work method. But I think it’s not suitable for the context. Someone also asked about it on WW forum, and from there, I choose to translate it as technique.

ETA: Thanks to Olivia for pointing out this glossary. I've changed technique to cultivation method

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17. Hibernation and Cultivation
 

After three or four days, the tiger skin was completely dry. 

Although Edgar had rubbed the tiger skin with the alkaline plant ash several times, but the tiger skin was still not soft enough. To say the least, wanting to use it for clothes was not acceptable, but using it as a mattress was more than acceptable.
 
Shu Shu sun-dried the tiger skin and then spread it inside his bedroom. He also caressed and stroked it back and forth gently and carefully, eyes full of obsession.
 
Tiger skin, ah! This was indeed a tiger skin, ah! 

Tigers were protected animals. How many people in this world could sleep on a tiger skin?
 
Those very powerful people on TV usually had a tiger skin blanket. He also had it now! 

Shu Shu might dislike tigers now, but he had no prejudice against the tiger skin at all . . . . It was really nice and warm, and very comfortable too. He even wanted to strip naked and rub against it!

Shu Shu's bedroom was connected to the living room. When he went to bed at night, he blocked off the entrance, but he did not do it during the day. When Edgar caught a wild boar and returned with it, he just happened to see the little sub-beastman right in the middle of rubbing against the tiger skin.

Edgar's mood immediately became gloomy. As expected, sub-beastmen still preferred furry beastmen . . . . His birth father and father were very affectionate, but sometimes they would still avoid the very body he had inherited from his father. Fancy that they felt they could not hold a beastman who had turned into a prototype to sleep.
 
In the future, the little sub-beastman would meet with so many people. He should be able to reach out to the bold and powerful beastmen who also possessed handsome beast types.
 
No matter how things were, it was totally impossible for him to be this type of beast. 

“You are back!” Seeing Edgar return, Shu Shu stuck his head out of the bedroom and smiled at Edgar.
 
He was still scared of the huge snake, but he did not hate it at all. He was even quite fond of the huge snake. After all, he could only socialize with the huge snake now.

Seeing the little sub-beastman’s smile, Edgar couldn't control his tail from sticking up and swinging left and right. He felt a little foolish after doing it, and the tail tip immediately rolled up. 

Shu Shu noticed this scene. He thought it was quite adorable, and then he remembered that it was a snake tail. He could only make himself shift his attention to check the prey that the huge snake brought back. 

"Big snake, you’ve been coming back with a prey these past few days. It made me have no time to do anything else besides making dried meat!" Shu Shu said, skipping over from the bedroom. "Also, did you discard the internal organs again? But those are good things, ah . . . ." 

The wild boar's skin was not very useful; Edgar had already removed it. He just brought back the washed-clean meat and threw away the rest, which made Shu Shu feel that it was quite a pity.

You know, when those large beasts caught their preys, they all certainly liked to eat the internal organs first. It was because animal internal organs were high in calories, and also because those internal organs were good nutrition that contained several types of vitamins, including vitamin A that was good for the eyes.
 
The huge snake’s diet did not include vegetables, so it should eat more internal organs for supplementary vitamins!
 
Edgar listened attentively to Shu Shu's words. Shu Shu believed that he could not understand those words. What could he say? As a matter of fact, he could already understand many words. 

The little sub-beastman was feeling bitter about the wild boar's internal organs? He felt bad about it, but he didn't want to see the little sub-beastman painstakingly deal with removing the prey’s internal organs. As for himself . . . he was a snake now, without hands and feet and depending entirely on his mouth. In addition, he really did not like to deal with those things . . . .
 
Edgar lied on his stomach at the side, looking as if he completely couldn't understand what was being said while watching the little sub-beastman get busy and rush around.
 
The foodstuff stored by the little sub-beastman was already abundant. Just another few days, and then he should leave. He was a snake, and winter was for hibernation. At that time, it would be better to get through the winter in his own cave and to distance himself a bit from the little sub-beastman. 

Otherwise . . . . If he was in contact with the little sub-beastman morning and night during the whole winter, he was really uncertain whether he would make it or not.
 
"Such a big wild boar, ah. Big snake, you are really, really awesome! We eat half of it today, and the other half will be made into dried meat." Shu Shu said to the huge snake while cutting the meat. He originally hadn't had a knife and had handled the prey by depending on his claws alone. But Edgar had brought him a sharp thin piece of metal two days ago, and now he had a knife. 

Shu Shu used the knife to cut the meat and then cook it in a stone pot. This stone pot, which was a hollowed-out stone, was also brought back by the huge snake.

Because the stone pot was very thick, the speed of cooking the meat was also very slow. Moreover, it could not be used for stir-frying. Anyway, Shu Shu’s requirements for food were not high, and Edgar currently had no human taste buds; both of them were already very satisfied. 

Shu Shu ate a big piece of wild boar meat. After eating, he lay down on the tiger skin. He rubbed his belly contentedly while talking idly with the huge snake. 

Previously, when he had been speaking, even if the huge snake could not speak, it had been willing to use its tail to tap the ground to respond—truly giving him face. But in the past few days, the huge snake had been very taciturn, hardly saying anything. 

Seeing this scene, Shu Shu was naturally a bit glum: "Big Snake, what’s going on with you? Recently you’ve always been dispirited and downcast?"
 
Edgar glanced at the little sub-beastman. He knew that the little sub-beastman wanted to get a response from him, but he was really not in the mood . . . .
 
In the following days, Edgar was more and more spiritless, but the food he brought back was still quite a lot. It made Shu Shu have no other choice but to think of a method to expand his storeroom. Only then he could finally store all the dried meat.
 
“Big Snake, what the heck is going on with you, ah?” In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. After taking a look at his stored foodstuff, Shu Shu stared at the lazy Edgar in confusion; his heart was full of worries. 

The huge snake obviously ate a lot, how did it suddenly . . . become dispirited like this? 

Although Edgar saw the anxious look across Shu Shu’s whole face, but he still stationed himself a little far from Shu Shu. Giving Shu Shu a peep, he shook his tail. 

"Are you . . . going to hibernate?" Shu Shu was lost in thought and suddenly recalled one thing.
 
The huge snake was a snake, ah! A snake definitely would hibernate, so the huge snake would also hibernate, right? 

Snakes were cold-blooded animals; now that the weather was cold, the huge snake would certainly have no spirit, ah! As for bringing back so many preys, it was in order to fatten itself while conveniently stockpiling the foodstuff! 

The more Shu Shu thought about it, the more it felt that it was indeed the case.

Edgar heard Shu Shu's words. He stared blankly for a moment, but soon after he nevertheless nodded.

Shu Shu had already taught Edgar to nod and shake his head. Between the two them, they could do some simple communication, but . . . . Shu Shu pondered for a bit; it seemed that he hasn’t taught Edgar the meaning of hibernation? 

Shu Shu didn't know that Edgar had heard him say some words like ‘to get through the winter days’, ‘sleep’, and so on. Also, after hearing Shu Shu say that frogs hibernated, Edgar had already known the meaning of hibernation. Shu Shu continued to ask, "Are you going to sleep? Cold, so sleep?” 

Edgar nodded again. 

"I'll dig a hole for you! Dig a hole!" Shu Shu said. 

Edgar was somewhat happy, but he shook his head. For now, he would return to his old cave to hibernate. Although the environment there was not good, but it was good enough for hibernating. 

Thinking so, Edgar slithered out. 

Shu Shu recently got a few pieces of fur. When he saw Edgar go outside, he took out a deer skin with three holes on it to cover his body. He spread the fur and draped it over his shoulders and then followed after the departing Edgar outside.   
It was a little cold outside. Although the fur was thick and warm, but the wind was still seeping in; Shu Shu shrunk back from the cold. Puzzled, he asked: "Big snake, the sky is almost dark, where are you going, ah?" 

Of course Edgar could not answer. After Shu Shu had asked, he remembered that Edgar could not answer the question. Then he said, "Are you going to hunt?" 

Edgar shook his head.
   
"Are you going to relieve yourself?"

Edgar shook his head again. 

Shu Shu asked several questions one after another, and Edgar shook his head every time. Shu Shu suddenly remembered the previous topic: "You're not going to sleep, are you?"
 
Edgar nodded briskly.

Shu Shu discovered at this time that Edgar was indeed going to his cave, and his heart immediately jumped in alarm.

During this time, he felt that it was too cold to go to the toilet outside the cave. He also didn't like to use the toilet in his cave and make his own cave dirty. In the end, he ran to the huge snake’s cave every time he wanted to go to the toilet! 

He thought that the huge snake would not go back to live there. He had already considered that place as his own toilet; how could the huge snake go back there now? 

"Wait!" Shu Shu stepped forward and stopped the huge snake. "You go back with me." Absolutely could not let the huge snake see that soiled cave! 

Seeing that the huge snake did not respond, Shu Shu once again said: "Shu Shu, Big snake, sleep together. Go back, sleep!"

Shu Shu’s ambiguous words made Edgar's heart jump, but the little sub-beastman was pure like that. Edgar understood thoroughly that he should not think in the wrong direction . . . . He shook his head.
 
Shu Shu saw the huge snake shaking its head and was even more at a loss. He didn't know how to stop the huge snake until he suddenly recalled something that he had been contemplating for a long time. 

Cultivation! He would teach the huge snake cultivation! He could depend on this to make the huge snake stay! 



 
Author’s note:
Daemon can switch between human and animal at will.　　
Beastman can switch between human and animal at will. 
Therefore, daemon = beastman. 
Work hard in cultivating, Edgar! 


TL’s note:
母 (mǔ) = mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals) female
父 (fù) = father
So I translated 母父 as birth father. Remember that beastman world is all-male world. Sub-beastman is the mother aka father who gives birth, and beastman is the biological father (sperm donor).

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A Guide to - 16

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16. Beastman and Sub-beastman

 
Shu Shu was familiar with this estrus business. Male hamsters were very susceptible to estrus. When female hamsters were in estrus, the males were even more enthusiastic. When he had been a hamster, it had been the same for him—he had not stopped having an estrus. However, in order to become a human, he had restrained himself! 

Of course, it was also because he had not wanted to mate and have children with those female hamsters that had not developed intelligence . . . . Leaving behind the mother hamster that has not developed intelligence and a bunch of little hamsters and then looking on helplessly as they died one by one; in his opinion, that was just too cruel . . . .
 
Because of this, even if his owner had come back with a pretty female hamster and shut him in his cage, making the female hamster and him be in contact all the time, he had nevertheless been indifferent. His owner had even thought that he had been a gay hamster. 

Shu Shu thought of the past affairs, reminiscing a little. Then he looked at a certain place on his body again.
 
After he had plunged into this place, his appearance had changed into half-man half-mouse. Because his heart had been full of worry, he had not been in heat since then. But now he was suddenly in heat . . . . Shu Shu consciously wanted to find a place to rub himself. 

Even if he wanted to keep his virginity, he could still rub himself and make himself feel good.
 
Just when Shu Shu was thinking about it, didn’t know why, but he suddenly felt indescribably disconcerted. He raised his head and happened to see the huge snake staring at him unblinkingly. The expression showing in its eyes was simply like it wanted to eat him!

Shu Shu’s whole body stiffened, and a certain place that had been hard  promptly became soft. The pleasant and gentle mood that had just risen from the bottom of his heart dissipated in a flash. At this moment, he completely ignored the urge to rub himself and the inclination to find a place to do it. He just wanted to get into the pile of grass and bury every inch of himself inside it. 

As a matter of fact, he indeed do it. 

Burying himself in the pile of grass in the bedroom, Shu Shu felt extremely humiliated. In the end, he had actually got scared by his disciple again. He simply couldn't tolerate it!
 
Edgar saw Shu Shu dart into the hole at full tilt. The whole snake seemed like it was getting thoroughly drenched by iced water, completely frozen. Some inappropriate thoughts that had just risen from the pit of his stomach also turned into ashes. 

He liked this little sub-beastman who possessed a mouse-type lineage. When he had seen the little sub-beastman lift up his grass skirt and expose his private parts, he had only felt a hot stream rushing into his mind. The snake’s body had also responded, and then he had been unable to think of anything else anymore.

At that instant, he had really, really wanted to push the little sub-beastman down. Fortunately, the little sub-beastman’s panicked looks had made him recover his state of mind.
 
But even so, an intense feeling of worry still rose in Edgar's heart—if the same thing happened again, would he suddenly be unable to control himself then?

In the Beastman Empire, there were two kinds of people: the beastman and the sub-beastman. The beastmen were in charge of defending their homeland, and the sub-beastmen were in charge of reproducing the future generations. 

Whether they were sub-beastmen or beastmen, they were all born from the eggs. After a sub-beastman gave birth to a beast egg, a period of time would pass before the child inside it could break the shell and come out.
 
If what came out was an animal, then it was a beastman. When a beastman was just born, his appearance was that of a beast. After a period of time, he could switch between human form and animal form at will. Beastmen were tall, strong, and valiant. They might even have some innate abilities. They were expert in fighting or battle tactics. It could be said that the Beastman Empire’s current status in the interstellar space nowadays was possible because the beastmen had fought for it. 

If a human baby came out of the egg, and the body only bore some beast aspects, such as beast ears or tail, then it was a sub-beastman.
 
A sub-beastman’s body could not be compared to that of a beastman. In ancient times, it was said that the sub-beastmen’s premature mortality rate had been very high. Now it was much better with the assistance of scientific and technological procedures. However, their total number was still fewer than that of the beastmen. The sub-beastmen were relatively smaller and weaker than the beastmen, but because the beastmen were born with self-control, they could not help but want to protect the sub-beastmen. Thus, the sub-beastmen, as a matter of fact, would  never be bullied. 

Of course, the modern sub-beastmen were not like the ancient ones who had had no choice but to rely on the beastmen to live. Nowadays, there were many sub-beastmen who achieved success in all walks of life. Even to the extent that in scientific research field, their talents far exceeded the beastmen’s. After all, many beastmen only grew their muscles but not their brains. 

A beastman and a sub-beastman living together and complementing each other was very harmonious. But, an accident could always happen.
 
To start with, every beastman had been born with two distinct things in his body: a beast core and a beast bead.

The beast bead was used for concluding the engagement between a beastman and a sub-beastman. While the beast core was naturally the source of the beastman's power. The beastmen could switch at will between human and animal because they had a beast core.
 
Without a beast core, a beastman was no longer a beastman, but only a beast. By that time, a beastman who was not strong-willed enough would not be able to control his beast's instincts for long. A strong-willed beastman might continue to remember that he was a man, not a beast, but he would also be influenced by some animalistic natural instincts, such as the breeding season. 

The reason why the fallen beasts with no beast core had always been rejected by the beastmen and the sub-beastmen since ancient times until now was because there had been many fallen beasts who had, at one point, violated the sub-beastmen. 

More than fifty years ago, a tragedy had happened in the Beastman Empire. At that time, a powerful beastman had shattered his beast core in order to protect his sub-beastman. His sub-beastman hadn’t had the heart to expel him and had hid him at home. In the beginning, the two men’s life had been very stable. But five years later, the beastman inside the beast body had gradually begun to redevelop the beast's natural instincts. When he had come across the breeding season, he had not been able to restrain himself anymore and had actually violated his own sub-beastman. 

The sub-beastman’s body had simply been unable to bear the beast’s assault. The sub-beastman had been dying then and there, almost losing his life. After the beastman had sobered up, he had seen his own sub-beastman being violated by himself and felt extremely miserable. In the end, this beastman had become a fallen beast. After sending his sub-beastman to the hospital, he had chosen to commit suicide. 

That said, it could still be considered as good. Some beastmen who had become fallen beasts would hate the beastmen and the sub-beastman, and they would even take the initiative to kill people. Therefore, nowadays all the fallen beasts would be sent to a dedicated planet, letting them live in that place. 

The beastmen did not take the initiative to kill these beasts whom once had been the same as them, but they also did not allow these beasts to appear in front of them. The sub-beastmen hated these beasts even more.

Previously, Edgar had always felt that his self-control was amazing, and he had thought that he could surely control his instincts well. But now he was unsure.
 
The little sub-beastman’s tempting appearance before had really made him almost unable to control himself from rushing the little sub-beastman.
   
If he had hurt the little sub-beastman . . . . His body now was a snake, and it was also very, very big. Once he entangled the little sub-beastman, it might make the little sub-beastman lose his life!

Previously, Edgar had still been thinking of accompanying the little sub-beastman until the spring of next year, but now he dared not.
   
Sighing mentally, Edgar slithered out of the cave mouth.

Once Shu Shu had recovered his mood, he crawled out of the bedroom and found that the huge snake had caught a prey for him. The huge snake had even washed the ash-covered tiger skin clean and brought it back home. Now the tiger skin was placed at the cave mouth. 

"Big snake, you are really awesome!" Shu Shu looked at Edgar with admiration.
 
However, Edgar was somewhat discontented. He unhappily nested in the corner and did not dare to look at Shu Shu. 



TL's note:
Thank you for all your comments and opinions. I guess I'll keep the title as it is. Or maybe I'll just use both words and add / between them ∩(︶▽︶)∩

A Guide to Keeping/Raising Your Natural Enemy



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A Guide to - 15

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15. Hamster Eats Venison

   
After the addition of a snake in his cave, Shu Shu's life . . . . Well, it would be a wonder if it did not change much!
 
As a hamster spirit, he would never be able to get used to the addition of a snake in his cave!
 
Therefore, this cultivation issue had to be put forward on the schedule as soon as possible!
 
Once the huge snake became a human, he did not need to fear anything at all. He did not know what the huge snake’s appearance would be after he became a human though . . . . By the way, the huge snake probably wouldn’t be a female, right? Was it possible that it would turn into a beautiful woman? If it could not turn into a beautiful woman . . . . Some daemons have not fully developed intelligence yet. Indeed, it might turn into a baby. Would the huge snake become like that? 

Imagine if the huge snake turned into a soft baby who allowed him to knead and pinch it. Shu Shu couldn't help but laugh. He laughed as he used his claws to cut off a block of wood in front of him to make a super big big bowl. Or say . . . a washbowl? 

Of course, it was not to be used for washing his face. Rather, it was to be used for serving food to the huge snake.

After Shu Shu carved a wooden bowl with his claws, he put several slab-roasted frogs and a few pieces of dried meat into it. Then he placed the large wooden bowl on the ground and pushed it toward the huge snake. When he was doing this, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
 
Now he had no meat to eat because he had to set it aside for the huge snake’s meal . . . . Shu Shu pitifully gnawed the roasted chestnuts.

The large wooden bowl appeared in front of Edgar. Edgar regarded the wooden bowl and slowly began to eat.
 
He had never thought that one day he would actually depend on a sub-beastman to be kept . . . .
 
He thought it was wrong, but he could not deny that his heart was weak, and that he also felt quite happy.
 
"You stay home; you’re not allowed to run around all over the place, you know? Wait until I return to bring you food.” Shu Shu finished eating and then cleaned up before going out. As he prepared to walk out, he worried about Edgar being unable to understand his words. Hence, he stressed it again several times: “Snake, no move. Snake, no move.”

Edgar remained motionless, fixed to his spot.
 
Shu Shu was satisfied. Only then did he walk outside.
 
Just getting out of the cave, Shu Shu at once trembled from the blowing wind outside. But he clenched his teeth and still went out in the cold. He went out to look for food to feed the huge snake. 

If he did not feed the huge snake in his nest satisfactorily, he was really worried that the huge snake would eat him, ah!
 
Shu Shu jumped up and down a few times inside the cave until he felt a bit warm. Only then did he agilely run out. After Shu Shu left, Edgar also made his way out of the cave mouth, following Shu Shu closely.
 
Edgar had been living in Shu Shu’s cave for seven or eight days. When Shu Shu had gone out a few days ago, he hadn't followed after him. Rather, he had obediently recuperated in the cave. But now that his injuries were already much better, he could not depend on the little sub-beastman to keep him, right?
 
Moreover . . . hadn’t almost all the frogs around here been caught?
 
Thinking of all kinds of reactions from the little sub-beastman these days, Edgar's face inevitably showed a smiling expression. The more he found out about the little sub-beastman, the more he felt that the little sub-beastman was adorable and fascinating. 

By the way, thanks to the little sub-beastman who kept talking all day long, he could already understand quite a lot of words spoken by the little sub-beastman.
 
Shu Shu absolutely did not know that behind him was a snake following closely. Right now, he was holding a branch, knocking on the ground left and right and hoping to catch a frog. 

In the end . . . after searching for a long time, he still didn’t find a single frog!
 
Did not manage to catch any frog; later, what would he feed the huge snake with, ah . . . . Shu Shu wrinkled his brows and looked at his absolutely empty hands, feeling dejected.

Wait a minute, he could set a trap, ah! 

He could not set a trap like the noose and so on, but he could dig a pit! 

However, there were not many animals on this side. Digging pits did not necessarily mean that the animals would fall into the pits; most likely he had to wait for several days. . . . That’s it!
 
Shu Shu suddenly thought of a good method. He came to the edge of the small lake and dug a pit that was neither deep nor small. Then he dug a passage to connect the pit and the small lake. After that, the water from the small lake flowed into the pit.

At this time, he took out some roasted, delicious chestnuts and broke them into pieces. Then he put the crumbled chestnuts at the area where the small lake was connected to the waterlogged pit. He also threw some of the them into the small waterlogged pit . . . .
 
Soon, there were fishes swimming from the lake to the waterlogged pit and scrambling to eat the chestnuts. Gradually, there were more and more fishes in the waterlogged pit! 

Shu Shu was very proud of himself seeing this scene. He used some mud to cut off the passage between the small lake and the waterlogged pit, making those fishes unable to swim back into the lake. Then he scooped out all the water in the waterlogged pit in preparation to grab the fishes in it.
 
There were many fishes in the pit; the goods collected today surpassed the frogs from a few days ago. When Shu Shu saw this scene, he was almost unable to hide the smile on his face. He began to sort out the fishes on his hands.

In the end, he had just begun to sort out when he suddenly detected the smell of blood.   

The smell of blood was so strong! There was a danger! Shu Shu was about to run away when he saw a huge snake holding a spotted deer with its mouth appear in front of him.
 
"Big-big-big . . . big snake?” Shu Shu's voice quavered. This snake . . . it should be the huge snake, right? 

Edgar put the spotted deer aside and shook his tail toward Shu Shu. When he had been a child, even if he had not been willing to do that move, his parents had made him do it. Now he was very skilled at doing it. 

"Didn't I tell you to stay in the cave and not move? How did you run out and come here?" Shu Shu realized that it was the huge snake, and he immediately didn’t feel so afraid anymore.
 
The huge snake gazed at Shu Shu, totally frozen and motionless. 

"What's wrong with you?" Shu Shu anxiously asked. Once again, the answer instantly came. Apparently, he had said those two words "no(t) move".
 
The snake was still very obedient . . . . Shu Shu's mood immediately turned good, and he did not bother about the issue of the huge snake running out and coming here—as a matter of fact, it was just an illiterate snake that had not learned to speak; it was almost like a child. What’s the big fuss? Besides, that big deer was so plump, ah! 

In the past few days, he had only caught a couple of frogs. He even hadn’t  got to eat any meat, yet he had contributed plenty of his stockpiled dried meat . . . .
 
“Snake, you’re great!” Shu Shu gave a thumbs-up to Edgar, his smile was exceptionally brilliant.
 
When Edgar saw Shu Shu like this, he knew that he had got away with it. Later on, it’s unlikely that he would be watched attentively by Shu Shu all day long or asked to not move again.

The weather was getting colder and colder. Subsequently, as a snake, his mobility would be affected by the cold weather. Right now, he should catch more preys for their stockpile.
 
Once the winter passed, in the beginning of spring next year, he could send the little sub-beastman to a human settlement . . . .
 
Uncoiling, the huge snake went to the small lake to drink some water, while Shu Shu calmly began to deal with the deer.

The deer’s belly was opened up, the intestines were got rid of, and the whole deer was skinned. The venison was set aside first. Then the deer skin was tied with a rope and put into the water, while the other end of the rope was tied to a tree. The deer's internal organs were also sorted out. Heart, ah; liver, ah; these convenient meals were deftly collected. The intestines were so inconvenient to deal with, and there was also no place to cook them; just throw them away. 

Done with processing the deer, Shu Shu also passed a rope through the fishes’ gills, stringing together all those fishes he had caught. Shu Shu carried the fishes and a bundle of internal organs in his hands and made the huge snake held the skinned deer with its mouth. Then they walked back to their cave together. 

"The birds on the tree are paired up. The crystal-clear water and the green hills burst into laughter. From now on, they’re free from the bitter slavery. The husband and wife both return home. You till the fields, and I weave the cloth. I carry the water on a shoulder pole, and you water the fields . . ." Shu Shu couldn’t help but sing. Singing and singing, and yet he felt that something was amiss . . . . Which husband and wife, ah! Never mind, just sing and sing as he pleased. The last time he had sung this song was when he had returned to his old place . . . .   

Returning to the cave, both Shu Shu and the huge snake ate “beggar’s” ​​venison and roasted venison.
 
The venison tasted very good. Shu Shu had not eaten any meat for a few days, so he really ate a lot. After eating, he began to work on making dried meat, stealthily gnawing a few chunks of meat in passing. 

After such a busy day, Shu Shu was finally done making the dried meat. He was so tired, his lower part felt paralyzed. But why there was an area that was sticking out with vigor . . . .
 
Lifting up his grass skirt to see, Shu Shu frowned slightly. It seemed like he was . . . in heat? 



Author’s note:    　　

Edgar: Seduction! This is absolutely a seduction!



TL's note:
Yes, I changed the update schedule to Wednesday and Saturday, so I can take a full rest on Sunday :)

ETA: Ease on NU reviewed this novel and the review made me doubt the translation of the title. So, I'll just ask you readers to choose.
A Guide to Raising Your Natural Enemy refers to Shu Shu's son, which is a snake/dragon. Shu Shu is raising his son/natural enemy.
A Guide to Keeping Your Natural Enemy refers to Edgar. Shu Shu was keeping snake!Edgar as his disciple, then he is keeping Edgar as his husband.

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