The ten strange children were remarkably docile at her words. They cupped their hands toward the women and greeted them in deep, muffled voices. "Good day, aunts."
Lin Cai Shi then instructed them, "There are many guests today, and the dishes the cooks prepared won't be enough. Go and add another dish."
"A cow died in the manor yesterday. Cook it up so you aunts can build up your strength."
The ten children answered in unison. Soon, two of them went out and returned shortly afterward, dragging a full-grown yellow ox. They tossed it onto the floor with a thud. Then, without using a blade, they seized its forelegs and, with a little effort, tore it cleanly in half!
The ten children lent each other a hand, and in no time, they had ripped the ox down to a bare skeleton...
The bloody beef was piled onto fine porcelain platters and presented to each woman attending the banquet.
The women trembled, so terrified they nearly slid off their seats.
But with ten monsters glaring at them, not one dared move. They didn't even dare close their eyes...
Lin Cai Shi gazed tenderly at her sons and said earnestly, "Men can't be relied upon! The only ones you can count on are your own flesh and blood."
"All these years, I've had a hard time of it, and you sisters have often felt for me."
"Now that fortune has come my way, I naturally must return your kindness..."
"I hope you sisters will follow my example, worship the Immortal Yue, and bear such strong as oxen, filial, considerate sons."
The women didn't dare refuse. Many already had sons, and some had no desire to give birth to monsters like these, but at that moment, they couldn't utter a single "no." They