TL: Moonlit
“You can call me Rock, and this is my father.” After introducing himself, the young man named Rock lifted the weak male beside him, both in spirit and body.
“Alright, Rock, you can follow Xiao Bai inside. I’ll go prepare.” Lin Su opened the door and went inside to find the B-grade contract beast blood that Kane had not finished using. When he came out, he ran into Su Jin. “Female Father, when will Male Father and Uncle Ai Chen be back?”
“They should be back in the evening. Why? Is something wrong?”
“In that case, after I’m done here, let’s have hot pot tonight.”
Su Jin was momentarily puzzled upon hearing the words “hot pot.” “What’s hot pot?”
“It’s a type of cuisine. You’ll see when I make it later. I’ll go busy myself for now.”
“Wait, I’ll go with you.” Knowing that Lin Su was going to repair the beast pattern next door, Su Jin was worried and wanted to accompany him.
However, Lin Su held him back. “Female Father, you should rest. This guest won’t tire me out today.”
“But…” Su Jin was still somewhat concerned. But when he met Lin Su’s determined gaze and thought about what Lin Su had said publicly that day, he nodded. “Alright then. If anything happens, have someone come get me. Let William accompany you.”
“Let William enjoy the sun.” Given the condition of Rock’s father, it might not be possible to complete the repair today.
Upon arriving next door, Lin Su smiled and said to Rock and his father, “Could you give me an update on the current situation?”
When Rock saw Lin Su approaching, he instinctively stood up straight. As someone with a military background, it felt like reporting to a superior officer. He stood tall and raised his head. “Lord Lin Su, my father is a B-grade contract beastman who has been suffering from an A-grade mental disorder for many years. He has already used two doses of soothing medicine, but the symptoms have recurred recently.”
As he spoke, Rock’s eyes reddened, knowing that without a treatment solution, his male father’s fate would be left to chance if he used another dose of the soothing medicine.
Lin Su’s gaze fell upon Rock’s male father, who was sitting on the bed with white hair, a bluish complexion, darkened eyes, visible bloodshot veins, and overall poor mental and physical condition.
“I understand how you feel, but your male father will be fine,” Lin Su comforted Rock by gently patting his broad shoulder. Then he turned to Rock’s male father and said, “Uncle, may I take a look at your beast pattern?”
After a momentary reaction, Rock’s male father nodded lightly. “Ah!”
Although his A-grade mental disorder had not reached the stage of complete muteness or semi-beastification, it was already quite severe.
Patients at this stage suffered from prolonged insomnia and mental torment, constantly on the verge of collapse.
Rock’s father’s condition now perfectly matched all the symptoms of an A-grade mental disorder: delayed response, poor mental state, and imminent muteness.
As Rock’s male father lowered his head, a disordered blue B-grade contract beast pattern gradually emerged, with patterns that were completely unrecognizable.
Lin Su extended his hand, and a green fluorescence appeared in his palm. As it seeped into the contract beast pattern, Rock’s male father let out a comfortable sigh.
Since the onset of his A-grade mental disorder, he had endured endless pain, tormenting him every minute of every day and night.
He couldn’t find a moment of peace.
The coolness flowing into his body at that moment was like a refreshing spring, nourishing his parched body. Everywhere it passed, there was a clamor of longing.
After examining the other’s beast pattern, Lin Su’s findings matched his assumptions. With his Level 2 ability, he could repair a B-grade beast pattern in one go, but there was little feedback experience. If he solely relied on repairing B-grade beast patterns to advance to Level 3, it would probably take repairing over a hundred people to complete the promotion.
Lin Su withdrew his hand, raised his head, and met Rock’s worried black eyes. “Uncle’s mental disorder can be cured, but his physical condition is currently too poor. The process of repairing the beast pattern will cause great pain, and I’m afraid he won’t be able to endure it in his current state. So, I will provide you with a week’s worth of purified fruits and vegetables. Go back and eat them to nurture your body. Come back next week at this time.”
“Okay, we will follow your instructions, Lord Lin Su. How much do the fruits and vegetables cost?”
“Since you’re here for the repair process, these fruits and vegetables can be considered as auxiliary materials, so I’ll give them to you at half price. Xiao Bai, go pick 15 apples.”
Hearing this, Xie Bai, who was standing nearby, quickly responded and ran out to fetch the apples.
After a short while, Xie Bai returned holding 15 apples. “I’ve picked them!”
“You should eat two of these apples every day. According to my calculations, after finishing them, you should be able to sleep for a while. Take this week to rest and recuperate, and we’ll see if your condition improves next week,” Lin Su instructed Rock. Then he turned to Rock’s male father, who was barely holding himself up, and said, “Uncle, go home and rest assured. We’ll meet again next week. You’ll be fine, so keep your spirits up.”
Rock’s male father nodded slowly, indicating that he had understood.
Seeing Lin Su comforting his male father in such a way, Rock felt a warm feeling in his heart. “Thank you, Lord Lin Su. We will follow your instructions.”
“That’s good. Your male father will be fine. Go back and eat the apples,” Lin Su replied.
Seeing them off at the gate, Lin Su then turned to Xie Bai and said, “Xiao Bai, since we have some time, come over and let me repair your beast pattern.”
Overwhelmed by the sudden surprise, Xie Bai exclaimed, “Lin Su, you’re really amazing!”
After experiencing the sensation of having his beast pattern repaired once, Xie Bai couldn’t get enough of the blissful feeling that permeated his very bones. He had been eagerly anticipating the second time.
He had thought he would have to wait for two more days, but he hadn’t expected Lin Su to speak up suddenly.
Sitting in the yard working with Lin Feng, Su Ge heard Xie Bai’s enthusiastic call and asked in surprise, “What’s happening over there? Why is Xiao Bai getting so excited?”
“Maybe Lin Su said something?” Lin Feng glanced over and said, “Perhaps he’s going to repair Xiao Bai’s beast pattern. The previous person’s physical condition wasn’t suitable, so it probably wasn’t successfully repaired.”
“Do you need to have a good physical condition for repairing a beast pattern?” Su Ge blinked his eyes, clearly not understanding the connection between repairing a beast pattern and one’s physical condition.
“The process of repairing a male beast pattern is very painful. If the constitution is too weak, it would be dangerous,” Lin Feng explained, making sense to Su Ge.
“Lin Feng, do you think I should talk to Lin Su and see if he can help me repair my beast pattern?” Su Ge asked cautiously.
Not understanding why Su Ge was being so careful in asking him, Lin Feng replied, “If you want to go, then go. He won’t refuse. I’ve already made an appointment.”
“Damn it! Why didn’t you say so earlier? I’ll go talk to him later.” Su Ge couldn’t miss such a great opportunity.
Following behind Lin Su, Xie Bai happily returned to the room, sat on the bed, took off his clothes, and revealed the purple beast pattern on his shoulder. After the previous repair, some new patterns had appeared among his original beast pattern, gradually making the entire pattern more complete.
Repairing a female beast pattern was relatively easier. Before starting, Lin Su verified his speculation once again.
As his ability seeped into the beast pattern, Lin Su became aware that if a female’s S-grade beast pattern was equivalent to a male’s A-grade contract beast pattern, he would need to repair it about 10 times based on his past abilities to complete the process. However, now it would only require three repairs.
If we calculate according to this level, his ability needs to reach at least Level 4 before he can start repairing William’s beast pattern.
Although he had just reached Level 2 and Level 4 seemed distant, it was still better than before when he had no goal in sight.
After confirming his speculation, Lin Su lightly patted Xie Bai’s shoulder and said, “Don’t move, we’re about to start.”
Xie Bai, who had already started enjoying the process during the examination, obediently nodded, unable to suppress his excitement internally: Come on, come on, don’t be careless, come over!
The green glow transformed into thin threads and seeped into the scattered nodes of the beast pattern, filling each one and placing them in their proper positions.
The dense and natural elements in the air surged and overflowed along the crack of the door.
Su Ge reached out and patted Lin Feng, who was working with his back to the small house. “Look!”
Lin Feng followed Su Ge’s gesture, turned around, and looked in the direction he was pointing. He saw that on the empty space at the entrance, tender green sprouts were slowly growing, gradually maturing into a swaying green lawn.
“Has Lin Su’s ability become stronger again?” Although they had heard about it from Lin Su before, it was still more shocking to see it with their own eyes.
Lin Feng’s heart raced. Lin Su always managed to surprise them.
In the room, Xie Bai’s body was once again covered in vibrant red rafflesia flowers. The strange fragrance mixed with the refreshing natural elements became even more pleasant.
Xie Bai blushed, his black eyes filled with a watery mist. He bit his lower lip, restraining himself from moaning out loud. It was just too comfortable.
He felt so good that he almost wanted to roll on the floor without caring about his image and celebrate to his heart’s content.
Fortunately, he still had some sense of reason.
As Lin Su’s forehead gradually sweated, he sensed that his ability was about to be depleted, so he interrupted the repair process.
Sitting on a chair, he wiped the sweat off his forehead and asked, “How does it feel?”
Xie Bai lay on the bed, trembling from the overwhelming comfort of the repair process. “It feels so good that I want to die.”
Hearing Xie Bai’s hoarse voice, Lin Su chuckled with a slightly flushed face. “If a male heard you say that, they would probably cry out in response.”
Xie Bai paused for a moment and turned to Lin Su, saying, “But it feels so incredibly comfortable. Are you okay? Your face looks pale.”
“I’m fine, still within the acceptable range. Let me tell you some good news: one more repair session, and it will be complete,” Lin Su replied.
As soon as Lin Su finished speaking, Xie Bai bounced up from the bed, the vibrant rafflesia flowers falling off his body. His eyes sparkled with joy as he couldn’t hide his excitement. “Really?”
“Yes,” Lin Su smiled and stood up. “I’ll leave this place to you then.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely clean up everything here. I feel like I have an endless supply of energy now, roar!” Xie Bai exclaimed.
After getting dressed, Xie Bai’s heart was so filled with happiness that he felt like he was about to burst.
When Lin Su came out of the room and saw the green lawn in front of the door, he was momentarily stunned. “This is…”
“You did it, no doubt about it,” Su Ge walked over and answered his confusion. “Lin Su, I want to book a repair slot.”
“In that case, you can be after Lin Feng,” Lin Su responded to Su Ge’s request without surprise. Since both Xie Bai and Lin Feng had been arranged, it was only a matter of time before Su Ge would request it as well.
Su Ge grinned. “I’ll pay for it!”
“Great. I was actually thinking of offering it as an employee benefit, but since you want to pay, I won’t hold back,” Lin Su said.
Su Ge suddenly couldn’t laugh anymore. “So Lin Feng and Xiao Bai don’t have to pay?”
Lin Feng patted Su Ge’s shoulder lightly, and Xie Bai, who was about to come out to clean the room with tools, covered his mouth and chuckled. “I was already prepared for that, so I’ll enjoy the employee benefit. Hehe!”
Su Ge: “…”
I feel like an orphan!
Seeing Su Ge’s expression of being abandoned, Lin Su chuckled and patted his shoulder before turning around to prepare for the hot pot dinner in the evening.
As he watched Lin Su leave, Su Ge reached back and held Lin Feng under his arm. “You, Lin Feng, didn’t even tell me in advance about this.”
Lin Feng wasn’t annoyed by being clamped under Su Ge’s arm and smiled. “How would I know you would say that? But don’t worry, Lin Su was just teasing you.”
“How do you know he was teasing me?” Although he didn’t mind paying, he didn’t want to be treated differently.
Lin Feng broke free from Su Ge’s hold without saying a word and patted his shoulder. He then turned and entered the house.
Within a short period of time, Su Ge’s shoulder was patted one after another, and he paused for a moment before suddenly bursting into laughter, realizing something.
Xie Bai returned with a broom and passed by Su Ge. He glanced at him and asked, “Have you figured it out?”
Su Ge looked up at him and, for some reason, felt that Xie Bai looked slightly different. Although he still looked the same, he appeared exceptionally clear, with skin that seemed to radiate a gentle glow. His bright and clear black eyes were accompanied by a faintly sweet fragrance in his breath.
“Well, you seem a bit different today,” Su Ge remarked.
Xie Bai raised an eyebrow and flicked his hair. “Really? My hair has grown a bit longer. Maybe I should get it trimmed.”
After saying that, Xie Bai didn’t pay much attention to Su Ge’s words. After getting to know Su Ge for so long, he realized that Su Ge had no romantic interest in him. Moreover, he had come to the realization that it didn’t matter if someone liked him or not; as long as he liked himself, it was enough.
Besides, after witnessing the grace of a female like Lin Su, he found himself yearning for that. Even if he couldn’t fully possess Lin Su’s charm, he didn’t want to become as mediocre as he was in the past!
In any case, at present, no matter what a male was, Xie Bai could be uniquely beautiful!
Watching Xie Bai’s figure, Su Ge suddenly blinked his eyes and restrained himself from looking any longer.
Lin Feng came out holding the new-generation soothing agent, coincidentally running into Xie Bai. Knowing that Xie Bai was going to clean the room, Lin Feng said, “Xiao Bai, could you please collect those flower petals on the ground and bring them to my laboratory? I’d like to examine them.”
Xie Bai knew that Lin Feng was referring to the rafflesia petals that fell off his body and nodded. “Sure, but these are my contract plants. What do you want to find out?”
“I want to see if any changes have occurred in the contract plants during the process of repairing your beast pattern.”
Upon hearing this, Xiae Bai became interested. “Can you let me know the results?”
“Of course,” Lin Feng nodded, thinking that this request wasn’t unreasonable. “I’ll go there now.”
“Okay, take your time.”
As Lin Feng came out of the room, he saw Su Ge standing there, holding a fruit-picking pole with his chin resting on his hand. He seemed lost in thought and didn’t even notice Lin Feng’s arrival.
Without disturbing him, Lin Feng proceeded with the soothing agent and went to find William.
In the courtyard, William lay on a chair, basking in the warm sunlight that fell on him like a thin veil. His fox tail, hanging halfway down, swayed gently, creating a sense of contentment.
His canine ears trembled slightly, and he opened his half-closed golden eyes, gazing at the shadow that cast over him.
Lin Feng respectfully spoke, “Sir, if it’s not too much trouble, I would like you to try this soothing agent with a natural element content of 80%.”
William stood up and took the cool reagent from Lin Feng’s hand.
“This won’t have much effect on me.” It couldn’t even compare to the natural elements released by Lin Su when he repaired the beast patterns through devouring.
“I understand, but the soothing agent may have an effect on your spiritual domain.”
The main purpose of the soothing agent was not to cure mental disorders but to relieve the spiritual domain.
Previously, they had always believed that the reason for the mental disorders in males was due to a fragile spiritual domain.
William removed the stopper from the vial, tilted his head back, and drank the cool reagent.
His golden eyes narrowed slightly as a cool sensation soothed his expanded spiritual domain. However, it didn’t last long before it disappeared completely.
“It’s slightly better than the purified fruits and vegetables I currently consume.” He tossed the empty vial back to Lin Feng. “But it can’t repair my spiritual domain.”
After speaking, William lay back down and didn’t show any interest in further communication.
Lin Feng held the empty vial in his hand and nodded gently. “Indeed, the 80% natural element content for S-class mental disorders doesn’t have much effect. I will keep trying, Sir.”
William didn’t show any signs of concern or dissatisfaction, instead fueling even more enthusiasm.
William glanced at Lin Feng’s departing figure, and in this regard, he was quite similar to Lin Su.
The more setbacks, the more determined.
Lin Su, who had picked a bunch of vegetables, straightened his back and walked over to William. He handed him a clean, large strawberry and asked, “What did Lin Feng want from you?”
“He wanted me to try the soothing agent,” William replied.
William took the strawberry handed to him by Lin Su, took a bite, and the sweet and tangy juice exploded between his teeth, inexplicably lifting his mood.
Lin Su wasn’t surprised that Lin Feng had done this. “How is it? Does it have any effect?”
William shook the strawberry in his hand. “It feels similar to this.”
“I see. We’re having hot pot tonight. Can you handle spicy food?” Lin Su picked up a red chili pepper and gestured with it. William nodded, “I can.”
“Not just ‘can,’ let’s make a spicy hot pot.” After eating with William for so long, Lin Su knew very well that the big fox couldn’t handle spicy food.
Lin Su washed the freshly picked vegetables and prepared to make some chili oil later.
If only they had some soybeans, he could make some sauce.
But now, all he could do was think about enjoying an authentic butter hot pot.
Su Jin prepared a plump chicken, and Lin Su commented, “I’ll take care of the chicken.”
Su Jin didn’t argue with him. After all, Lin Su was making meatballs that he didn’t know how to make yet, and he was planning to learn.
Lin Su minced the chicken meat, stirred it into a paste, and made it into meatballs.
Hot pot wouldn’t be complete without meatballs.
While they were busy, they heard a familiar voice from outside the courtyard, “Xiao Su, Su Jin, I’m back!”
Upon hearing Kane’s voice, Su Jin and Lin Su quickly put down what they were holding and ran out of the kitchen.
They saw Kane carrying a person on his back and standing outside the courtyard. “This is Ai Chen.”
Ai Chen, who was leaning on Kane’s back, raised his head and, despite not being in the best condition, greeted Su Jin, “Jin-ge, sorry for the disturbance.”
“What are you talking about? Come in quickly.” Su Jin opened the courtyard gate. “What happened? Why is Ai Chen like this?”
Kane sighed as he walked inside. “Ai Chen’s mental disorder is approaching A-class. If it weren’t for me, he wouldn’t have been willing to tell us. This guy can really endure!”
Ai Chen, still leaning on Kane’s back, smiled and said, “It’s not as exaggerated as he says. I’ve been doing better lately.”
“It’s all thanks to my little cub that you could eat the purified fruits and vegetables.” Kane placed Ai Chen on the bed and turned to introduce, “Here, this is Lin Su, our cub, Su Jin and mine. Looks good, right? The one you saw outside is his partner. Hehe, our family is doing well now, so don’t worry about anything else.”
Afterward, he turned to Lin Su and said, “Xiao Su, thanks for the fruits you prepared for me when I went out. If it weren’t for those fruits, he wouldn’t have lasted.”
Lin Su didn’t expect that Kane would end up like this after going out to visit an old friend.
Ai Chen was much younger than he had imagined. As a male, Ai Chen’s body appeared particularly frail, clearly tortured by the mental disorder.
“Don’t worry, Male Father, let Uncle Ai Chen rest at home peacefully. I will help him with the treatment.”
“No, I really…”
“What ‘no’? If I had known you were suffering from a mental disorder back then, we wouldn’t have accepted any money from you. Now that you’re like this, just stay here and rest. Don’t go back. You can’t live alone. If you feel guilty, then quickly get better and stay to help my cub with the chores.” Kane completely ignored Ai Chen’s excuses. He had heard them countless times on the way here.
Lin Su smiled and said, “If Uncle Ai Chen can stay, it would be a great help. Look at how busy my courtyard is now, and we really don’t have enough manpower. But don’t worry, take your time to recover before making a decision.”
“You just came back today, so rest well. Xiao Su knew you were coming back, so he specially prepared a delicious dish called hot pot. Let’s have a good meal tonight.”
“Female Father, clean up the next room for Uncle Ai Chen to stay in.”
“Okay.”
Lin Su and Su Jin went out to busy themselves, while Kane assisted Ai Chen to take a bath in the bathroom.
After they changed into clean clothes, Ai Chen looked outside at the fruit trees in astonishment. “Are these fruit trees all yours?”
Although Kane hadn’t seen them when he left, he didn’t doubt that they were theirs. After all, besides his own cub, no one else had the ability.
Moreover, he had seen them during the live broadcast.
“Let’s go out and take a look. I’ve never seen them before either!”
Faced with Kane’s suggestion, Ai Chen’s heart stirred. “I’ll go on my own, I don’t need you.”
Kane didn’t insist and let Ai Chen move around if he could. It would help improve his physical condition and enable him to endure the upcoming treatment. “Alright, be careful and lean against the wall.”
After giving him instructions, Kane didn’t bother him anymore and directly left the room.
He hadn’t had a chance to have a proper conversation with Su Jin yet, and he really wanted to. As he slowly walked out of the room, he felt a refreshing scent in the air. His gaze fell upon the semi-beastly male lounging in the chair in the courtyard. He knew that he was Lin Su’s mate, as Kane had introduced him and explained his background.
Feeling the gaze on him, William opened his eyes and looked over. When their eyes met, Ai Chen was momentarily stunned. The sharpness in William’s eyes was definitely not something an ordinary person possessed. He wondered if Kane was aware of this.
“Ai Chen, let me introduce you. This is William, Lin Su’s mate,” Kane warmly introduced the two of them. “William, this is my comrade. If it weren’t for my sudden onset of mental disorder and early retirement, I would have had the chance to go to the frontlines with him… Ai Chen, you’re hurt…”
Before Kane could finish his sentence, Ai Chen suddenly grabbed his arm with quite some strength. Although it didn’t hurt much, his arm turned red. However, he hadn’t even finished asking what Ai Chen was doing when he heard Ai Chen speak, “Kane, what did you just say his name was?”
