lcionline Chapter 241 The Reason for the Nervous Cub
Chapter 241 The Reason for the Nervous Cub
With a few sharp slaps of the small wooden stick, the little tiger cubs who had sneaked out each received a whack. Tears welled up in their eyes as they covered their little bottoms and said in unison, "Brother Can, don't be angry. We all know we were wrong."
They admit their mistakes quickly, but will they do it again next time?
Hu Can looked at the tiger cubs with tears in their eyes and rolled his eyes at them, "Don't give me that, I didn't even use any force!"
At first, when he first started taking care of the cubs, he was fooled by their pitiful appearance, but after a while, Hu Can got visually fatigued.
"Don't think it's over so easily. Once you get back to the tribe, you'll run five laps around the tribe by yourself!"
"Aww—" The little tiger cubs all sighed.
Hu Can's eyes sharpened. "What? You have a problem with that?"
"No, no, no!" The little tigers shook their heads frantically in unison.
Hu Can finally felt a little better after holding back his anger.
Hu Luan slowly stepped forward, frowning. "Hu Can, this punishment won't do."
Tiger's big eyes lit up immediately. Was the clan chief going to help the cubs out of their predicament?
Hu Luan said in a rough voice, "Five laps per person is too few. Since they have so much energy, let's make it ten laps per person."
Ten, how many is ten laps?
The Silver Tiger Clan was not good at calculations, and the cubs couldn't even count on two hands. However, Tiger Duo keenly sensed that this number might not be good.
He asked in a trembling, low voice, "Uncle Chieftain, how much is ten laps...?"
Hu Luan sneered, "Two five-lap laps."
Tiger's vision went black, and the little tiger cubs behind him wore miserable little faces.
Save, save, save the baby!
Tiger cast a hopeful glance at the old priest.
After hearing about Hu Luan's punishment, Hu Kuo felt a little reluctant, but he didn't say anything.
Hu Luan sneered, "Don't expect the old priest to save you!"
"Hu Duo, do you know why adults never let underage cubs go out freely?" Hu Luan looked down at the little ones in front of him.
Hu Duo didn't know, and Hu Luan didn't want him to answer. He continued, "Because more than ten years ago, when the tribesmen went out to gather, eight tiger cubs secretly broke away from the group and fell into a swamp. By the time we found them, the cubs had already returned to the embrace of the Beast God."
Eight cubs in total, almost half the number of cubs in their tribe at that time!
What Hu Luan didn't mention was that among those cubs was another child of his, who, according to age, should be Hu Feng's older brother. Because of that incident, his partner fell ill and became depressed, and even after giving birth to Hu Feng, she still passed away.
When this matter was brought up, the big tigers of the Silver Tiger Clan fell silent, their eyes filled with a barely perceptible sadness.
The Silver Tiger Clan already had few cubs, and the departure of these few cubs was like a thorn, deeply etched in the hearts of every member of the clan.
"So from then on, no matter how short of manpower the tribe was, tribespeople would stay to take care of the cubs."
Tiger didn't speak, but he keenly sensed the sadness in his clan chief's heart.
Tiger is small in stature, but he is very intelligent. He has already clearly realized what it means to return to the embrace of the orcs.
"Uncle Chieftain, we know we were wrong. I will never lead my friends astray again." Hu Duo slowly walked forward, his little face showing some panic.
He vaguely knew that he had really made a mistake this time.
Hu Luan patted Hu Duo's head, his deep voice carrying a hint of helplessness, "Little Hu Duo, when you are truly capable of protecting yourselves and recognizing danger, your clan leader will no longer stop you from going wherever you want."
For a moment, the atmosphere around them became somewhat somber.
At this moment, Lin Baiyan stepped forward to lighten the mood, "Since the cubs are here, why don't we let them play with Wolfwood and the others?"
Lin Baiyan waved to the little wolf cub not far away. The little wolf cub scurried over on its short legs and smiled ingratiatingly at Lin Baiyan, "What are your instructions, Priest Brother?"
Little Wolfwood would occasionally glance at Tiger Do not far away, and then look at Lin Baiyan with even more sincere and obedient eyes, in order to prevent the priest brother from remembering their skipping of class after seeing the little tiger cub.
Lin Baiyan could tell what Langmu was thinking from his guilty look. He patted the little wolf cub's head with amusement and asked, "Can you take the Silver Tiger Clan kids out to eat?"
Little Wolfwood puffed out his chest and said loudly, "Of course, no problem!"
Lin Baiyan smiled and waved to Hu Duo. Hu Duo glanced at Hu Luan cautiously, and seeing that he didn't react, he took small steps toward Lin Baiyan.
"Brother Baiyan..."
Lin Baiyan bent down and gently patted the little tiger cub's head. "Your name is Huduo, right? You can't run around behind the adults' backs anymore."
Tiger nodded his little head vigorously and promised in a very loud voice, "I will definitely listen to Brother Can from now on!"
The little tiger cubs behind him followed suit, saying, "We'll do it too, we'll never run around again!"
"Okay, let's go have fun with Wolfwood and the others."
With the priest's permission, Little Wolfwood grabbed Tiger and ran off.
As the adults watched the little ones' innocent and lively smiles, the gloom on their faces slowly dissipated, replaced by gentle and loving expressions.
"Alright, alright, that's all ancient history, let bygones be bygones." Hu Kuo glanced at Hu Luan, who seemed somewhat dazed, and said meaningfully.
Hu Kuo knew that he was thinking of his cubs and mates who had already left.
The departure of the tiger cubs saddened all the members of their tribe, especially Hu Luan, but as the chief, he could not allow himself to remain immersed in the past.
This huge tribe all depended on him as their leader. Even though the loss of the cubs caused him immense pain, he still forced himself to come out.
However, Hu Luan's partner remained forever in the painful memories of the past.
Hu Feng came along this time as well. He knew about what happened more than ten years ago. Hu Feng had never met his mother, but his father said that she was a very gentle sub-beastman.
“Father, you’ve done a great job. Mother and brother must be so proud of you,” Hu Feng said earnestly as he walked up to Hu Luan.
Hearing Hu Luan say that, Hu Luan grinned and said, "You little rascal..."
The old priest was right. Those who have left are gone forever. All they can do is continue to live their lives well.