Chapter 332: A Tale of Cattle
Why so hasty, customer? Your brothers are waiting to eat beef, you know? It will be bad if lunch is delayed because of us!
After struggling a couple more times to no avail, Mrs. Jiao opted for the opposite approach and pressed up against Yang Yuns chest. You can always find me after you finish lunch!
Hehehe, remember what you said, innkeeper! Yang Yun reluctantly let her go and began looking for a suitable bull in the cattlepen.
Im not Im help? Why are there words inside the cattlepen?
Yang Yun had just taken a few steps when he noticed that many of the wooden stakes and feeder trays had strange markings that looked like words. It looked like they had been chewed out with teeth. It took him a long time to recognize just a handful of words, and while he found them to be strange, he didnt really pay attention to them.
Huh? Why are these cattle crying, innkeeper? Suddenly, Yang Yun noticed a few cattle shedding tears and moving closer to him. It was almost like they were trying to tell him something.
Well, animals can feel emotions as well. They must realize that one of their own or they themselves are about to die. That is why theyre crying, Mrs. Jiao said with a giggle.
Youre quite knowledgeable, innkeeper! Yang Yun grinned.
His grin slowly stiffened on his face, however. It was because he saw one of the crying bulls staring him straight in the eye and writing with its hoof:
SAVE
ME
Save me?
Yang Yuns heart skipped a beat. Suddenly, he felt like he was caught in an Anomaly. How could a bull write human words? Was it a Stranger? If it was, then why would it ask for help from a human? Maybe it wasnt a Stranger? Maybe it was really a human!
At the same time, Yang Yun recalled the words he saw on the wooden stakes and feeder tray. Suddenly, the words he couldnt identify before became clear in his head:
I Im not cattle I Im human Help Help me
If these cattle were human, then who were they before they were transformed into cattle?
Could they be the customers who visited the inn?!
He immediately recalled another oddity he didnt notice until now. He had seen several cartloads of goods parked at the back garden while he was making his way to the cattlepen earlier, so this meant that there should be other people in this inn. However, the dining hall was completely empty when they entered even though it was lunchtime.
Besides that, the white mantous, flatbreads, candied fruits and jerkies he saw in the feeder tray earlier were obviously traveling rations, but the innkeeper claimed that they were fodder for the cattle. Could cattle even eat such things?
All the signs seemed to be pointing toward one thing.
Cold sweat began creeping onto his forehead. His back felt ice cold as well.
Have you done picking a bull, customer? Mrs. Jiao asked in her usual sweet voice, but right now, Yang Yun couldnt feel any attraction toward her at all. In fact, he nearly jumped like she was a walking Anomaly.
Gulp
Yang Yun swallowed as quietly as he could and stealthily wiped away the words on the floor with a wisp of force. Then, he forcefully suppressed his fear and feigned nonchalance, Yep! I-Im done picking! I want t-this one!
N-Now lets get back to my brothers. I-Im sure theyre getting impatient.
Yang Yun spun around and hurriedly strode toward the exit, but right before he would step out of the cattlepen, Mrs. Jiaos voice came from behind him,
You saw everything, didnt you?
W-What? I didnt see anything! Yang Yun knew his cover was blown there and then. He raced forward as quickly as he could while getting ready to cry for help.
MOO!
But what came out of his mouth wasnt a human cry, but a bulls moo. Not only that, he realized that his hands had turned into hoofs, thick fur was growing out of his arms and his body, and he was leaning forward uncontrollably as if standing in a vertical position went against his nature.
The next moment, his bones contorted painfully, and his flesh began warping and swelling into something else. A tail grew out of his butt as well.
You know how that guy is. Im surprised we havent heard the screams yet, The jealous guy from before muttered.
The squad leader frowned. Someone go get Yang Yun. We have a mission to carry out. I dont care what he does during his free time, but letting loose right before a mission is just unprofessional and risky.
Ill go! A guy responded. However, he had just risen to his feet when Yang Yun walked out of the entrance leading to the back garden.
Youve been gone for a long time, Yang Yun. What did you do? A guy asked while winking at Yang Yun.
I went to pick a bull, hehe Yang Yun said with a silly chuckle.
Yeah, that smells like bullshit. How long does it take to choose a bull? Tell us, Yang Yun. You fucked the innkeeper, dincha? Someone asked with a lecherous grin on his face.
Hehe Yang Yuns only response was to chuckle again.
Do you even need to ask? Just look at his face!
Seriously? But youve only been gone for like what, ten minutes? You dont last very long, do ya?
Sure seems like it. Ill introduce you to a good doctor when we get back. He's been a kidney specialist for sixty years, and his treatments are sugar free. I guarantee youll be fucking like a racehorse after this!
Hahahahahaha!
Everyone guffawed, and Yang Yun was still chuckling like an idiot. Everyone thought that Yang Yun was still high from the experience and paid his strange reaction no heed.
The group continued to chat and drink until the dishes were served. The innkeeper hadnt been joking when she named the feast the Beef Buffet. There were beef tongue, beef liver, beef tail, cuts, chucks, ribs, loins, rounds, flanks, plates, briskets and shanks[3]; pan-fried, stir-fried, boiled, friend, steamed, cooked and more. Every dish looked and smelled like heaven on earth.
For a moment, everyone was transfixed by the heavenly food in front of them. Then, they pounced on top of the table like they had never eaten in their lives and chowed down like no tomorrow. Some people even thought using chopsticks was too troublesome and tossed them away. They grabbed the beef directly with their hands and shoved it all into their mouths.
Hahaha eat. Eat until you can eat no longer, customers. Only then can you be sold for a good price. Hahaha
The innkeeper couldnt stop giggling as she watched the group from the sidelines.
It wasnt long before everyone had reached max capacityliterally. Their stomachs were bulging, and even their intestines were full of beef. Despite this, they continued to shove food into their mouths like they were crazy.
No one noticed the transformation. First, they started growing thick hair on their body. Then, their arms and legs turned into that of a bulls. Finally, their head transformed into a bulls head as well.
However, it wasnt until they had completely wiped out the dishes, and they had completely transformed into fat bulls that they finally noticed their transformation. There were black, yellow, white, spotted bulls and more.
Moo moo moo!
Shocked and horrified, the bulls ran all over the place in panic. Mrs. Jiao giggled at the sight and called out, Hubby, the cattle are escaping. Come out and catch them before its too late!
Coming!
A hunch-backed, ugly man ambled out of the kitchen. A rope flew out of his sleeve and split into several ropes before catching every bull by the neck with unerring precision. As soon as the ropes appeared around their necks, the bulls abruptly calmed down as if by magic. They then followed the man to the back garden with mute obedience.
Hahaha thats another big haul.
Mrs. Jiao smiled so wide that wrinkles appeared on her face. She then looked at the fake Yang Yunthe only human of the group who wasnt turned into a bulland rebuked him, What are you blanking out for, old man? Clean up the items already! It would affect our business if a customer sees this mess!
Hehe The fake Yang Yun let out a silly chuckle and began licking the dirty plates. The leftovers on the plates were no longer beef, however. They were grass.
Humans eat meat, and cattle eat grass. But in All Cattle Inn? It was the other way around.
Hahaha I wonder when the next batch of cattle will show up? Hahaha
1. This is what shouldve happened to every horror game with this type of plot really.
2. Root carving is a traditional Chinese art form. It consists of carving and polishing tree roots into various artistic creations.
3. I took a bit of liberty and just copied the whole list off a beef website instead of translating them one by one. There are still some stuff that probably only exists in a Chinese menu such as the tongue, liver and tail.
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