Niu Tiedan grinned, her eyes crinkling into narrow slits, and shouted with fiery enthusiasm, "Big Brother, are you hungry? The fierce beasts in this Tiandang Mountain Range are just like livestock raised in one's own backyard—there are plenty of them! Just pick whichever one you want. All you have to do is say the word, and I'll catch it for you right away and put together a grand feast! Hehe, how about trying some Niu Shenwu? This kid is thick-skinned and tough, so he might actually have a pretty good kick to him!" As she spoke, Niu Tiedan nudged Du Bufan with her elbow, her gaze brimming with a bold, carefree confidence that seemed to say "I can handle anything for you." Inwardly, she calculated: *Big Brother saved me, which makes him my savior. I must look after him comfortably and not let him suffer the slightest grievance; even if he wants the sky, I'll figure out a way to pluck it down for him.*
"Mother..." Hearing this, Niu Shenwu's face turned as pale as a sheet, as if he had seen a ghost, and his eyes filled with terror. His heart contracted violently, as though gripped tightly by an invisible hand, and in his mind flashed the terrifying image of his mother slicing meat off him as if she were chopping vegetables. He knew his mother's temper far too well—this was no joke. If Du Bufan gave even a slight nod, his mother really would carve a chunk of meat right off his body to serve as a side dish for wine. His voice trembled slightly as he said, "Mother, you... you mus…
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