Travel through the world of beasts! Build a kingdom by giving birth to cubs!

In the natural hot spring on the top of the mountain.

Ling Mu had just finished soaking in the hot spring and was about to head down the mountain.

I saw Shanzhi walking down not far away with a lot of sticks on his back.

His deep eyes looked heavily at the figure.

His hands clenched into fists involuntarily. He walked towards that direction as if there was a fierce struggle going on in his heart.

After hearing the noise, Shanzhi quickly turned around.

He subconsciously became alert, but the moment he saw it was Ling Mu, his expression suddenly relaxed.

"It's you."

"Why are you here?"

Ling Mu took the stick from his back and frowned slightly.

"Why are you here to pick up sticks? Is it possible that the supplies stored in Red South Country are not enough?"

"I always have to do what I can, right?"

Shanzhi really felt that he was getting old, and he felt a little tired when doing some things, so he just sat aside and rested for a while.

"Although Red South Country is very rich in resources now, everyone has a job and is working hard to build it. I can't just do nothing, right? Wouldn't that make me a waste?"

Ling Mu suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Although I know that what my father said makes sense, but when I hear it from myself it has a different meaning.

"Even if you do nothing, no one will do anything to you."

"I know because I'm your father."

How could Shanzhi not understand such a simple truth?

No matter what, Ling Mu is the leader's first partner. Even if everyone doesn't give face to Ling Mu, they will give face to the leader.

"Actually, I have thought about leaving here. I heard that the Bear Tribe and the Snake Tribe also accept orcs from outside. I want to go over there and take a look."

Yamazhi raised his head and looked at his son with a smile.

"Although Red South Country is good, I don't think it's suitable for me."

"Do you think you'd fit in with the other two tribes?"

Ling Mu didn't know what happened to him. He sat down directly opposite him for some unknown reason.

"An old orc like you is a burden to others wherever you go. If I were you, I would rather stay in Red South Country."

Shanzhi's heart was filled with sadness. Even though he had long known that he was actually an orc with no abilities, he felt even more uncomfortable after hearing his son say this.

"But I can't stay here and cause you trouble."

He finally told the real reason why he wanted to leave Hongnan Kingdom.

"I know. My existence is a torture for you."

He laughs.

"Every time you see me you will think of the past, those unfortunate things, so I don't want to stay here."

"As long as you know."

Ling Mu did not deny the thought in his heart, but admitted it directly.

Indeed, every time he saw his father, he would think about the Seven Samurai Kingdoms.

I will think of my mother and everything about it.

In fact, he had a lot of resentment and hatred in his heart, but he didn't know how to put it.

"So. Why did my mother die? Was it the Empress who killed her?"

He finally asked the question he was most afraid to ask.

"You said at the time that my mother fell ill and died because she lost me. But what's the truth? Was it the empress who killed her? Because my mother didn't want to listen to her?"

"sorry."

Shanzhi's "I'm sorry" directly replaced the answer.

This directly proved that Ling Mu's guess was correct.

"I didn't protect your mother well, I didn't take good care of her. In fact, if you weren't still in Red South Country, I would have followed your mother directly."

His eyes were filled with tears, and he felt heartbroken when he mentioned the past.

"Before you went, the Empress spoke to us very well and made very good promises. But not long after, the Empress changed her mind. She locked us all up. She wanted to better control you."

Even now, he didn't want to think about that dark time.

During that period of time when I was locked up, I lived in fear every day.

"Your mother was already in poor health, and the Empress would often come and abuse and beat us, so over time, your mother died. At that time, I... was favored by the Empress, so..."

His heart was filled with hatred and his hands were clenched into fists.

"The Empress said that I was very pretty, and since your mother was gone, she just let me take her for myself. I was actually unwilling, but for you, I had no ability to resist."

Ling Mu thought that the subsequent situation occurred because his father was loyal to the empress.

But I didn't expect that all this was because of the empress.

"Today is like this, why didn't you tell me the truth at the beginning?"

This is what Ling Mu cannot understand the most.

"If you tell me the truth, will I not be in so much pain now?"

"If I tell the truth, can you accept it?"

Shanzhi asked directly.

"Even I can't bear this kind of pain. I don't want to give you this kind of pain. You are my son."

At this moment, Ling Mu deeply felt his father's helplessness and despair.

I have also been separated from my lover for a period of time, and I understand the pain of losing a loved one.

It was clearly the empress who killed his lover, but he still had to stay with the empress every day. This must have been very torturous for the father.

"So, I am the cause of your misfortune?"

"No, it was your mother and I who caused your misfortune. What happened to us afterwards was what we deserved. But..."

Shanzhi took the initiative to hold Lingmu's hand, tears rolling down the corners of his eyes.

"We hope you can forget the hatred in the past, and we hope you can live a good life. Okay?"

Ling Mu did not shake off his father's hand, but let him hold it.

He didn't know what he was thinking deep down.

All I know is that at this moment, my father's hands are warm, just like when I was a child.

"I can't forgive you now, but I don't want you to leave Red South Country."

After being silent for a while, he finally said these words awkwardly.

"If you really want to atone for your sins, then just stay in Red Southland."

Shanzhi's eyes suddenly sparkled, and his tears welled up more violently.

He understood that his son was trying to keep him, and that deep down in his heart he had already forgiven him.

"Okay, I won't leave Red South Country. But I still want to say sorry to you."

"You're not the one who should say sorry."

Ling Mu finally said what he had been suppressing deep in his heart.

"At least, you gave me life and let me meet Xingyue."