I Won't Pull Your Cart Anymore!

Bai Wei raised his head and looked thoughtfully in a certain direction.

"What's wrong?" Wei Ke, who had just come out of the house, noticed his strange behavior and looked over as well. "Is there something over there?"

But he didn't see anything.

"It's nothing," Bai Wei said calmly, withdrawing his gaze. "It's just that we have another troublesome enemy."

"Another, another enemy?" Wei Ke's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. "How come you have more enemies than me? And can you call this 'just'?"

"If you knew what I did in the past, or if you've ever heard of me before," Bai Wei shrugged, "Then you'd understand all of this."

"... Have you heard of your old name?" Wei Ke tilted his head, seemingly only absorbing half of what he said. "Didn't you used to be called Ulu? What was your name then?"

"Then you don't need to worry about it. You just need to know that my name is now Ulu."

Wei Ke nodded. "Okay."

Bai Wei then looked Wei Ke up and down and asked with a smile, "You injected blood? How does it feel?"

"...It feels very strange." Wei Ke frowned and answered honestly, "It's like there's something inside my body that doesn't belong to me. I don't know if it's power or...something else. Is this normal?"

"Hmm... as long as you don't hear any strange noises in your head, that's fine."

"... Strange sound?"

"Yes," Bai Wei said with a smile, "like someone saying to you, 'Let's make a deal.'"

"... Huh?" Wei Ke immediately tensed up. "Can something like this really happen? Is it strange that I didn't hear it?"

"Oh no, if you didn't hear it, it means you're perfectly normal."

Bai Wei waved his hand, deciding not to joke with Wei Ke anymore; this guy's brain seemed unable to distinguish between jokes and serious talk.

However, Bai Wei's question wasn't entirely a joke, because he didn't know what would happen to Wei Ke after inheriting the Hunter's Blood, so he could only wait and see.

However, there are already noticeable changes, namely that Wei Ke's thinking has become much slower.

... It seems there are too many conflicting thoughts in my head.

In this way, Bai Wei can't be sure who will win in the end... but that's exactly what he wants to see.

"Alright, we should get going," Bai Wei said. "We shouldn't be far from the Sacrificial Ground now, right?"

"Ah, right." Wei Ke paused for a moment before nodding and saying, "We've already come this far, which means we're halfway there. If we continue along the mountain path, it will only take another..."

"I never said we were going to take the mountain path." Bai Wei patted Wei Ke on the shoulder and said gently, "Your body has almost recovered, right? In that case, it's time to properly digest that Old Hunter's blood."

Wei Ke tilted his head again; he felt uneasy.

"Let's go." Bai Wei turned and left. "On the way here, I saw a luxury car that nobody wanted. It's a good opportunity to test how strong you are."

Wei Ke said "Oh" and quickly followed Bai Wei.

Before walking away, he turned back to look at the hut, opened his mouth, whispered "thank you," and then truly left.

Soon after, Wei Ke stood in front of the "deluxe version" that Bai Wei had mentioned.

This is a horse-drawn carriage.

From any perspective, it has nothing to do with the word "luxury". However, everything is subject to comparison. Compared with the previous cart, this carriage is much better and can be described as "luxury".

However, it was almost twice the size of the cart, and Wei Ke felt his legs tremble just from looking at it.

"You want me to pull this?"

"Yes, is there a problem?" Bai Wei glanced at Wei Ke, then sighed softly as if she suddenly understood something. "Of course, I won't force you if you don't want to. Although my body was injured while saving you, and I did it twice, to the point that I can't walk at all... but you don't need to worry about it. I can still walk by myself. Even if both my legs are lame, I can crawl with you to where we are."

"...You don't have to go to such lengths." Wei Ke sighed. "Fine, I'll pull it. But where did you get this cart? Did you pick it up from the roadside again?"

Hmm... my thinking speed has recovered a lot, it seems I have completely merged with the Hunter's Blood.

Bai Wei thought to himself, but remained outwardly calm, smiling as he said, "Of course not, I bought this at a high price."

"Bought?"

"Yes, from that young proprietress."

"The young boss lady... Rui La?" Wei Ke recalled the name.

"Yes, you still know her name," Bai Wei said casually. "Speaking of which, she still believes you killed that Old Hunter, so when I told her I needed some transportation to get you away, she gave me this carriage without hesitation..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Ke's eyes dimmed.

The image of Rui La yelling at him desperately last night, "You lied to me," flashed through his mind again.

He did not deceive Rui La.

But it was indeed he who killed Ryan.

"Alright." Bai Wei walked to Wei Ke's side, patted him on the shoulder, and put the reins on Wei Ke. "We'll take another route out of the city later, so you won't run into her... How about that? Aren't I considerate?"

Wei Ke was speechless and simply let Bai Wei put the reins on him in silence.

"Alright, let's get going." Bai Wei patted his head, then leisurely lay down on the carriage. "I'm all ready."

Wei Ke didn't say anything, he just silently started pulling the cart.

It's unclear whether last night's battle deepened his mutation or the Hunter's Blood strengthened his body, but this made him even stronger. A small carriage was really nothing to him now.

But he still felt his steps were very heavy.

This feeling intensified, especially when looking at the collapsed houses on both sides of the street and the townspeople numbly dealing with the bodies of their loved ones.

He couldn't help but think to himself.

Even if he inherited the Hunter's Blood, is he really Hunter?

Perhaps he is a monster.

No matter what you do, you can't change this fact.

His mood grew increasingly heavy, so heavy that he could hardly breathe.

But just then, he heard an incredulous shout, "What are you doing?!"

Wei Ke felt a sudden panic, because he recognized the voice.

Sure enough, when he looked up, he saw Rui La standing in front of him, her face full of anger.

Wei Ke panicked even more. He didn't know how he ended up in front of Rui La. He clearly remembered that Bai Wei had just said he was going to take a detour.

Before he could figure out what to do, Rui La stormed over, her expression exactly the same as when they last met last night.

This made Wei Ke involuntarily lower his head, like a child who had done something wrong, his ears drooping as if he had done something wrong.

Rui La walked up to Wei Ke, raised her short, stubby hand, pointed at Wei Ke, and said angrily, "You lied to me!"

Wei Ke lowered his head even further.

Just as he was wondering how to answer, Bai Wei's lazy voice came from behind him. "What did I lie to you about?"

...Um?

Wei Ke paused, then subconsciously looked up and saw that Rui La was angrily pointing not at him, but at the person behind him.

That is... Bai Wei.

"You said he was injured and needed this carriage to get out of town, so I gave it to you," Rui La said angrily, pointing at Bai Wei's nose. "But this is how you ride in a carriage?!"

"Yes," Bai Wei nodded. "Is there a problem?"

"What's the problem?!" Rui La pointed at Wei Ke again. "You sent him to pull the cart, and you say there's a problem? Isn't he one of yours? Is this how you Rhine people treat your own people?"

"Yes," Bai Wei nodded again, "This is how we Rhine people treat our own people. Is there a problem with that?"

Rui La was speechless. She had clearly never encountered an opponent like Bai Wei before, and her flat chest heaved.

Wei Ke, still confused about what had happened, looked at Rui La with a mixture of bewilderment and fear. "Rui La?"

Rui La suddenly turned to face Wei Ke, then stood on tiptoe and removed the reins from Wei Ke's body.

"Hey, hey, hey." Bai Wei noticed Rui La's actions and said with some displeasure, "What are you doing?"

"What are you doing?" Rui La said through gritted teeth. "I'm taking this car back; I'm not giving it to you!"

"Is it necessary? I paid for it."

"I'll give you all the money back." Rui La threw the money on the ground. "I'm taking it all back! Now get down here!"

Bai Wei clicked his tongue softly, but wasn't angry. He slowly jumped down from the carriage and said to Wei Ke, who was still in a daze, "Pick up the money. Let's go buy a carriage from someone else."

Wei Ke instinctively responded and then prepared to pick up the money.

But as soon as he bent down, Rui La grabbed his collar.

Those hands were so small, yet they seemed to possess boundless strength, making it impossible for him to bend them.

"He tells you to pick it up, so you just pick it up?!" Rui La finally looked Wei Ke straight in the eye. "He also tells you to pull the cart, so you just keep pulling it?!"

"I..."

Wei Ke didn't understand why Rui La was angry until Rui La shouted almost incoherently.

"Don't you have any dignity?! You're a human being, not a dog! Do you hear me?!"

"Uncle Ryan risked his life to save someone, not a dog, not a monster, but a human! Don't you understand?!"

Wei Ke was completely stunned.

Looking at Rui La's completely distorted little face, he felt something inside him soften.

"When Uncle Ryan was saving you, I told him not to go, but he said you weren't a monster." Rui La's body trembled. "He said he believed in you, and that if he could, he would give you his Hunter's Blood. He said only you can find the truth... So, don't let him down, okay? And don't make me think he's wrong, okay?"

"You are neither a dog nor a monster."

"You just want to find your dog, you just want to be Hunter like Ryan. Stop thinking of yourself as a monster, okay?"

Wei Ke opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He felt as if sand had suddenly gotten into his eyes, making it hard to open them.

Rui La, as if she had finished speaking, slowly released her grip and backed away little by little.

"That's it. Go find your puppy," Rui La whispered. "It's definitely still alive, definitely still waiting for you."

After saying that, she didn't give Wei Ke a chance to respond and turned to look at Bai Wei "fiercely".

"You despicable Rhine Father! I won't let you buy a rickshaw in this city!" she shouted. "And don't even think about having him pull the rickshaw! You Rhine don't treat people like human beings, but it's different here! Remember me, if I find out you're doing this again, I'll make sure you get what's coming to you!"

After saying that, Rui La left with her carriage, leaving only Bai Wei and Wei Ke standing side by side in the same spot.

"Seriously, this young proprietress has a sharp tongue." Bai Wei said while picking his ear, "What do you mean we at Rhine don't treat people like human beings... We clearly treat everyone equally, okay? Speaking of which, how did I, a Father of the orthodox church, get educated by cultists? Tsk tsk tsk."

After saying that, Bai Wei turned to look at Wei Ke.

"What are you still standing there for? Let's go."

Wei Ke didn't move. He just stared in the direction Rui La had gone, and then said softly, "I'm not a monster."

"Um?"

"I said, I'm not a monster," Wei Ke repeated. "I'm human."

"Okay, okay, you're a human being."

"I'm not a monster! I'm human!" His voice no longer betrayed much of his confusion. "I am human, a Hunter, Hunter Wei Ke! Yes, I am Hunter Wei Ke!"

"Alright, alright, I got it. You're Hunter."

"Yes, I am Hunter!" Wei Ke pumped his fist excitedly. "So I won't be pulling your cart anymore!"

"... Is there any connection between the two? Okay, okay, whatever you want, if you don't want to pull, then don't."

"No matter what you say, I won't pull it for you!" Wei Ke said sternly.

"Okay, okay, I won't poop then."

Bai Wei waved his hand, muttering "mechanical crisis" and "that little girl is such a nuisance" as he walked ahead, looking quite troubled.

But when Wei Ke couldn't see him anymore, a faint smile immediately appeared on Bai Wei's face.

"Isn't it a monster?"

He said softly.

"I hope you'll always remember that."