When Wu Chu returned from his wandering trance, Little Thunder Beast burrowed into his arms with a pitiful look.
Wu Chu could guess with his toes that, while he had been away, the little fellow had definitely been disciplined by its mother again.
This sort of thing had happened far too many times back in Primordial Chaos.
As a result, Wu Chu had amassed a great deal of experience in comforting it.
After soothing Little Thunder Beast for a while, Wu Chu went to find Mother Thunder Beast, Liusu, intending to have a word with her. This was the Primordial Land, not Primordial Chaos. There was no need to be so harsh.
It was not that being strict was bad, but it had to be kept in moderation.
To his surprise, Little Sister Houtu was sitting beside that irritable Mother Thunder Beast, chatting with her quite pleasantly. At the very least, Mother Thunder Beast did not show her any impatience.
That was already quite rare. Even when facing the patriarch, Mother Thunder Beast had dared bare her fangs, though she was certainly no match for him.
One might lose the fight, but never the momentum. Even knowing she could not win, she absolutely could not lose in bearing.
Wu Chu was rather curious. What had the little sister said to that temperamental beast?
"Finished catching up with your old friend?" the little sister asked with a smile when she saw Wu Chu enter the courtyard.
Wu Chu nodded and asked, "What were you two talking about?"
Mother Thunder Beast merely lifted her eyes to glance at him before closing them again to rest.
Little Sister rose to bid Mother Thunder Beast farewell, then came over and linked her arm through Wu Chu's. "You came back at just the right time.