Chapter 172.1 - Parallel World (3) (1/2)

“Zhou Ji, how did you come to be here?” Xiong Ye was a little surprised.

Zhou Ji explained, “After I followed my father to the Elephant Tribe, I was always looked down on because I was too weak. Later, my father sent me to the Beast God Temple, and I’ve been living at the Beast God Temple ever since, helping farm the land.” He didn’t like to communicate with people, and Xiang Tian hadn’t liked him talking to others, so he’d largely gone unnoticed after arriving at the Elephant Tribe. Later on, when he’d left, he’d also gone quietly.

Later on, Xiang Tian had come to find him and had been killed during one of his frenzies. The Elephant Tribe had dispersed… Zhou Ji believed that now that thirty years had gone by, nobody in the Elephant Tribe would even remember him.

Even if someone remembered him, they wouldn’t be able to disprove his story, either.

Xiang Ye said, “You look like you’ve lived pretty well.”

Zhou Ji smiled sheepishly, “It’s because I’m rather lazy and often laze about.”

At the beginning, Xiong Ye had been on guard when he saw Zhou Ji, but now that he’d observed him for a while, he was no longer as guarded. After all, there was no need for Zhou Ji to lie to him.

While Xiong Ye was observing Zhou Ji, Zhou Ji was also observing Xiong Ye.

He’d been very jealous when he saw the other version of himself with Xiong Ye in his dream, but this jealousy was mainly because he’d found out that another version of himself had a mate and had lived a good life.

To tell the truth, he didn’t have any feelings towards the Xiong Ye in his dream.

After all, none of the prey that Xiong Ye had hunted had been given to him to eat.

However, even if that was the case, his feelings towards ‘Xiong Ye’ as a person, was a little different.

He didn’t care about the people around him, but it wasn’t the same with Xiong Ye. After he’d quietly observed him yesterday, he felt both sympathy and anger in his heart.

That Shi Li was no good at all. Why did Xiong Ye have to concern himself with him?

He felt that for the sake of the loving relationship the other version of him in another world had with Xiong Ye, he should help Xiong Ye get rid of Shi Li.

As for after that… He hadn’t thought it through yet.

Although he’d thought a lot, Zhou Ji still had a gentle smile on his face.

He was used to being expressionless for years, but it wasn’t difficult for him to make expressions with his face when necessary.

Zhou Ji continued, “Xiong Ye, I heard that you and Shi Li have become Beast Kings? Congratulations.”

“You know about it?” Xiong Ye said.

“Yes.” Zhou Ji smiled and said. “Everyone is talking about it everywhere in the Beast God Temple… Weren’t you in the wild forest? Why did you come to the Beastman Continent?”

“Something happened to the tribe.” Xiong Ye said, then laughed bitterly.

Zhou Ji asked, “Can you tell me about it?”

Xiong Ye said, “There’s nothing to say. We were attacked by another tribe, and only thirty people escaped at the end.”

Zhou Ji: “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked.”

Xiong Ye smiled slightly, “It’s alright. It was a long time ago.”

Xiong Ye recalled some of the things from the past when he saw Zhou Ji again, but he hadn’t had much to do with Zhou Ji in the past and didn’t know what to say at this time. The two parties soon fell silent.

Zhou Ji spoke up, “Xiong Ye, can I go back to the Big Bear Tribe?”

“You want to return to the Big Bear Tribe?” Xiong Ye was a little surprised, “Aren’t you doing well in the Beast God Temple?” The Beast God Temple was able to let Zhou Ji be lazy, and he’d grown up so well. Why did Zhou Ji want to leave?

“I’ve always missed the Big Bear Tribe.” Zhou Ji said. “Don’t worry. I’m not lazy… If I was really lazy, I wouldn’t be able to do so well in the Beast God Temple without any backing. I’m doing well because I’m good at farming.”

“You’re good at farming?” Xiong Ye was a little surprised.

Zhou Ji replied, “Yes. I’m good at farming. I can teach the people of the gathering team how to farm after I return to the Big Bear Tribe.”

Xiong Ye heard Zhou Ji say this and was really affected, “Can you leave the Beast God Temple?”

“Of course I can.” Zhou Ji laughed and continued, “There are a lot of people like me in the Beast God Temple who are good at farming, and they won’t miss one of them… You and Shi Li have become Beast Kings, so the Beast God Temple will surely send you some people. I’ll take the initiative to sign up.”

Zhou Ji had already considered everything… Xiong Ye agreed, “Alright.”

“Xiong Ye, thank you. You’re a good person!” Zhou Ji said.

Xiong Ye didn’t feel like he was a good person, but he continued on to ask Zhou Ji some things about farming.

Xiong Ye was forty eight years old that year. He’d gone through too many things over the years and had to manage everything himself, so he understood some things about farming and could now ask Zhou Ji relevant questions.

Zhou Ji’s replies were eloquent.

Although he didn’t like the Beast God Temple, he still hoped that the life of the beastmen could become better, so he’d found many plants to bring back and told the people of the Beast God Temple plant them. Then, he’d told the people of the Beast God Temple to give these seeds and the farming methods for these plants to the people of the various tribes.

During this period, he had more or less paid attention to the farming methods of these plants, and it was naturally impossible for him not to know about them.

Hearing how Zhou Ji’s words were all so smooth and to the point, Xiong Ye completely believed Zhou Ji’s story.

However, Zhou Ji was a person of the Beast God Temple, and he couldn’t directly take him away… After chatting with Zhou Ji for a while, Xiong Ye left.

Zhou Ji watched as he left, then quietly followed behind him.

When Xiong Ye returned to the place that the Beast God Temple had allocated for Beast Kings to live, he discovered that Shi Li still hadn’t returned.

He didn’t feel surprised.

The sky slowly grew dark.

The people of the Beast God Temple sent Xiong Ye a lamp.

The lamp looked like a wine glass, but it was much larger and made of stone. The top of the stone bowl was filled with animal oil mixed with wood chips.