Chapter 46: Beast God’s Envoy, Little Hedgehog

Jiujiu was so scared by the large snake that his breathing almost stopped. Whether he was a Little Hedgehog now or a Little Chubby Bird back then, he was terrified of snakes, especially the uglier ones.

After Jiujiu was scared, the one who got hurt was Jing. The Little Hedgehog, who was usually well-behaved and didn’t prick, poked a thorn into his skin, making him shiver and almost instinctively throw the Little Hedgehog away.

“Father, woo woo Father.”

Jiujiu’s voice was tearful. Jing could only patiently comfort him, saying it was alright, then looked at the beastman and ordered:

“Xiu, change back.”

“Tribal Chief, am I not cool?”

When the large snake began to speak, Jiujiu’s hair stood on end from fright.

“Woo woo Father, it’s a monster, save Jiujiu!”

“Quickly.”

Besides the pain, Jing could feel the Little Hedgehog trembling in his palm, and his tone became increasingly stern when he spoke.

Scolded by the Tribal Chief, Xiu could only obediently change back. Standing there was a very delicate-looking man, though his body was somewhat thin, which probably didn’t fit the main aesthetic of the beast world.

“Tribal Chief.”

Xiu placed one hand on his chest and bowed slightly to the Tribal Chief, noticing the red bloodstains on the Tribal Chief’s hand with some concern.

“Tribal Chief?”

“If you don’t come over, I’ll thank you.”

Jiujiu didn’t realize he had turned into a Little Hedgehog, or rather, he couldn’t accept this fact yet. After being a bird for so many years, he suddenly became a hedgehog.

In extreme fear, he still felt he was that soft, fluffy cub that was good for petting.

“Tribal Chief, where is the Beast God’s Emissary?”

“You scared him so much he’s poking me with his thorns.”

Jing glanced at the Little Hedgehog. Since he was so terribly frightened, Jing didn’t want to scold him and just let it go.

He took Jiujiu to the food distribution area. Jiujiu actively stood at the highest position. When the beastmen saw such a fragile Little Hedgehog, whom they could seemingly kill with just one hand, they were somewhat unwilling to believe it.

The Beast God’s Emissary, was actually such a fragile Little Hedgehog?

Jiujiu noticed they looked down on him, turned to look at his Father, and feigned a wronged expression, saying:

“Father, they’re ugly, Jiujiu is scared.”

Jiujiu now even strangely accepted their disdain for him. They were all so big, and of different species.

Like his handsome lion father, he could barely convince himself that it was nothing, but there were all sorts of strange animals below, and Jiujiu was truly scared after seeing too many.

“Change.”

Shen Yijing stood in front of Jiujiu, blocking his view.

He had never felt affection for anyone, nor had he experienced the responsibility of a father, but now, seeing this tiny Little Hedgehog who sweetly called him Father, he inexplicably felt as if he were truly his child.

Although the beastmen didn’t quite understand the Tribal Chief’s command, they obediently all transformed into humans.

This time, when Jiujiu looked again, he felt they weren’t as large to him, and he relaxed considerably. He began to teach his Father what he had memorized earlier.

“Sharp stones can cut meat.”

“Sharp stones? Cut meat?”

For Jing, this was an entirely new area he had never explored.

He only knew that stones were very hard, but he had never imagined that stones could actually cut meat.

“Yes, the stone in Father’s cave can do it.”

Jing told Xiu to find the sharpest stone in his cave. Although Xiu didn’t understand why the Tribal Chief would give such an order, he instinctively went to do it.

“Catch young food, raise them and eat them slowly.”

Because this was something that could help his Father, Jiujiu read every word very carefully when Star Lord showed it to him.

“No, we’ve tried that, but those wild beasts either go mad and ram themselves to death, or they just run away and disappear.”

Jing had thought of this method when they didn’t have enough food in winter, but every attempt ended in failure.

“Small ones, small ones.”

Adult wild beasts have worse temperaments, and Jiujiu didn’t dare provoke them, but those raised in an enclosure from a young age could be.

“I will try my best.”

Jing was willing to believe this Beast God’s Emissary and firmly kept this matter in mind. If he was lucky enough to encounter them during a hunt, he would definitely bring them back.

“Fire, Father, does the tribe have fire?”

Jiujiu spoke whatever came to mind. Fortunately, the entire tribe was managed by the Tribal Chief, so he knew everything clearly.

“No, cooked food tastes better, but we can’t keep fire.”

They had tried many methods, but couldn’t keep fire. They could only occasionally get some when lightning struck trees during rain.

“Next time you encounter it, tell Jiujiu, Jiujiu can do it!”

Jiujiu patted his chest with his small paws, assuring his Father. Xiu brought the stone he considered sharpest from the Tribal Chief’s cave.

With what Jiujiu had just said, Jing was willing to believe him. When he tried to cut meat with the sharp stone, it actually worked.

The surrounding beastmen couldn’t help but gasp in amazement at this sight. Jiujiu looked at their unworldly expressions, then thought about how they had doubted him just now, wishing he could proudly fold himself in half.

This special stone was a gift from the Beast God, meant to help them progress step by step. However, these beastmen were too confident in their sharp teeth and hadn’t thought of utilizing it.

The mere fact that a stone they hadn’t even considered could cut meat was enough to shock these beastmen, not to mention that the Tribal Chief also said this was only the most insignificant part of the Beast God’s gift.

“Beast God’s Emissary above, thank you for the Beast God’s generous gift.”

Jiujiu sat there, and while he felt great seeing their shock, now they were all kneeling and almost kowtowing to him, which scared him into instinctively flapping his paws twice, realizing he couldn’t fly now.

“Father, Jiujiu is scared!”

Even as a Little Highness of the Heavenly Realm, he had never been so arrogant. His father had taught him that even as a phoenix, he shouldn’t look down on others, and a slight bow was the etiquette of the Heavenly Realm.

If this were the Heavenly Realm, with all this kowtowing, Jiujiu would even have to kowtow back.

“Don’t be afraid, they are not worshipping you, but the Beast God.”

The Beast God’s Emissary, in the eyes of these people, represented the Beast God. After witnessing the knowledge Jiujiu possessed, even if he was just a Little Hedgehog no bigger than any beastman’s paw, he still earned everyone’s respect.

“Then, then alright.”

Jiujiu felt a strange feeling at this moment, as if he was being arrogant because he had the Beast God’s backing, just like in the Heavenly Realm, it was because of his father.

Just raising those young food animals was enough to keep Jing and the others busy during this time.

He had originally wanted to tell his Father all the knowledge he knew in one go, then live as a happy, relaxed Little Hedgehog who only had to worry about what fruit to stick on his thorns each day.

Now, seeing Jing work so hard just to arrange one thing he had mentioned, Jiujiu felt it was better to keep things to himself for now.

Once Father had mastered one thing, he would tell him another, slowly, one by one. Eventually, he would achieve his wish of relaxing.

Jing saw Jiujiu staying there and threw a rabbit he had specially hunted for him in front of him.

He chose a relatively small adult rabbit, but he didn’t expect that when he threw it in front of Jiujiu, Jiujiu’s head was just about the same size as the rabbit’s, and its bloody appearance scared Jiujiu stiff.

He looked at Father, then at the rabbit. There was still blood on the rabbit that hadn’t completely dried.

Even though hedgehogs are omnivores, Jiujiu felt he couldn’t handle such a large rabbit. Father just needed to give him some fruit, or failing that, some tasty grass roots would do.

Anything would be better than this bloody rabbit.

“Not eating? Or don’t you like it?”

As he asked, Jing pushed the rabbit closer to Jiujiu, scaring Jiujiu into jumping back a step with force.

“Father! Have you ever seen a hedgehog eat a rabbit?!”

“Hmm? Not eating rabbit? Then why don’t you try some of that meat?”

Jing pointed to a buffalo they had caught today. Everyone else hadn’t had a chance to divide it yet, and they all moved aside after hearing the Tribal Chief’s words.

Jiujiu stared at the buffalo, which was at least several hundred times his size, and angrily patted his head.

“I eat grass!”

“Oh, I’m sorry, I’ll take you to find some later.”

Seeing the beastmen devoutly praying to the Beast God before eating, Jiujiu inexplicably thought of the scene in the original plot where the Female Lead always felt that the Beast God didn’t exist in this world.

Perhaps for the Female Lead of modern society, the existence of a Beast God was somewhat unconventional and hard to believe.

But in this world, the Beast God truly existed, and he indeed listened to the prayers of all beastmen, providing them with feedback when they believed in him.

If the beast world didn’t need anyone’s help, no matter what Star Lord said, the Beast God would definitely not agree to let Jiujiu come over.

Beastmen possessed intelligence, but in most cases, they were quite stubborn and needed someone to enlighten them.

After the sharpness of stones was discovered, they seemed to understand how to use tools, and many things were found. Jiujiu was somewhat shocked when he saw them begin to sew animal hides into bags for carrying prey.

Jing had already learned to pick some wild fruits for his cub before returning to the tribe from hunting each day. The skin of ripe wild fruits was delicate and easily broken, so he had to be extra careful.

Jiujiu always ate fruit with a great sense of ritual. He would have his Father stick unripe fruits on his thorns, and he would run around with a back full of fruits, feeling like the coolest cub.