Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef novel Chapter 269

Chapter 269: Chapter 267: Li Chenlin Breaks Through to Level 10

Wen Lan paused and took a drag from his cigarette, looking very calm. "The female tutor who came to my house later was a psychopath. Her favorite thing was torturing children."

He chuckled and glanced at Bai Su. "Do you know what the worst time was for me?"

Bai Su didn’t say anything.

Wen Lan continued, "I was stripped naked and thrown onto a main road. The tutor sternly said she was punishing me this way because I had coveted her."

"I was fourteen that year."

’Back then, I couldn’t even stand to be near females, so how could I possibly have coveted her?’

From then on, he grew to despise adult females. It even left him with severe psychological trauma, causing him to feel physically nauseous and sick to his stomach upon contact.

Bai Su said, "Wen Lan."

He turned to look at her.

"If you don’t want to smile, you don’t have to."

Wen Lan pressed his lips together. The smile at the corners of his mouth finally faded, and the coldness in his eyes was slowly exposed.

Bai Su’s spiritual power had a strong healing and soothing effect, and it quickly helped him relax again.

Wen Lan continued, "Later, my cousin noticed something was wrong. He forcibly rescued me from my home and sent me to the International Alliance boot camp."

"My cousin is actually a very perceptive person. I don’t think I need to tell you that."

Hearing Lu Tingyan’s name, Bai Su’s expression softened. "I know."

Wen Lan said, "So, I’m very grateful to my cousin."

"Later, I earned military honors and made a name for myself. The first thing I did when I came home was get revenge."

He looked at Bai Su, his expression unreadable. "What do you think happened to those two females?"

Before Bai Su could answer, he continued on his own, "I returned everything they did to me, twice over. When I was done toying with them, I killed them."

"The only regret is that the first time my tail was stained with blood, it wasn’t theirs."

"I still remember their wails and pleas for mercy."

"Tears and snot streaming down their faces, pupils dilated, expressions full of fear and regret. They apologized to me over and over, swearing they would repent."

"I used my tail to slowly poke their bodies full of holes, turning them into sieves. I ripped their arms and legs from their bodies while they were still alive."

"Their blood splattered on my face. It was hot, and it felt so good."

With every word he spoke, his gaze on Bai Su deepened.

Bai Su’s expression remained calm the entire time, playing the part of a good listener.

Wen Lan pressed his lips together and looked at her. "Aren’t you afraid of me?"

Bai Su found this amusing. "There are no pictures, and it’s not like it’s gory right now. What’s there to be afraid of?"

Wen Lan said, "Because no one has ever dared to speak so openly about torturing and killing females."

Bai Su replied, "They owed you that. You were just getting your revenge."

Wen Lan withdrew his gaze and looked into the distance. "I’ve shared this story with some people, framed as a horror story. But they all felt that since my abusers had repented and apologized, I should have forgiven them."

"They said that because I didn’t lose any limbs and my life wasn’t threatened, I shouldn’t have retaliated so severely."

Bai Su suddenly scoffed.

Wen Lan looked at her.

Bai Su smiled. "I had a little mutt when I was a kid."

"He was a very cute little mutt. Every day, he’d wait for me on my way home from school. When some of the boys from school cornered me to steal my allowance, my little mutt would charge in without hesitation to help scare them off."

"When I made a mistake and my parents wouldn’t let me eat, he would even save the food in his bowl for me. Though I always turned my nose up at it and refused to eat it."

A hint of pain filled her eyes.

’I was weak and incompetent. Even after I had money, I couldn’t sever my ties with my parents. I gave in to their repeated pleas and helped my sister, my heart softening every time.’

’In the end, I died, and it was my sister who burned me to death again.’

’So you see, years ago, I didn’t have the power to avenge my little mutt, and I didn’t learn my lesson.’

’Years later, the same test, the same dilemma, will appear again and again until you finally defeat it and resolve it.’

Unfortunately, it took dying once and being reborn for Bai Su to understand this truth.

Bai Su looked at him. "You telling me all this... I don’t find you scary at all. On the contrary, I should thank you for sharing it with me."

"You got revenge for yourself through your own strength, and hearing it gives me a vicarious thrill of seeing justice done."

"Wen Lan, I really envy you."

Wen Lan met her clear eyes and felt an inexplicable sense of having found a kindred spirit.

He slowly raised his hand, patted her on the head, and then quickly pulled it back.

Bai Su smiled again. "Still feel disgusted?"

Wen Lan answered honestly, "It’s a little better than with other people."

At least when he touched her, he didn’t feel that sense of revulsion.

Bai Su said, "Don’t rush it. Take your time."

*

Li Chenlin soon entered his Level 10 breakthrough period.

But to everyone’s surprise, Li Chenlin’s Level 10 breakthrough was completely different from Lu Tingyan’s.