The Abyss World, the Kemono Girl Encyclopedia Project!

Wang Yan frowned. Sure enough, You Li's childhood was dark, and it was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

"Those people were very tall and strong. My mother told me that they defeated her tribe, and my mother and the other snake people were captured and imprisoned in a cave, used as tools for those people to satisfy their lust."

"My mother gave birth to me after that. Although I wasn't the child she wanted to have, she didn't dislike me. Instead, she protected me very well."

Those snake eyes had lost their sharpness; they now resembled those of a lost child, humble and timid.

"I grew up in this environment, with chains around my neck. My mother was assaulted by those people right in front of me. Fortunately, my mother loved me very much and didn't let me suffer the same fate as them."

"And then—"

You Li drew out the last syllable of her sentence, and after a long pause, she finally finished speaking.

"My mother saw that I was getting older and older, and if things continued like this, I would be poisoned by those damned people sooner or later. So that night, my mother bit the man who violated her to death, took the key from him, and escaped with me."

"But Mom's health isn't that good. She always gives me all the food, so how could she possibly run away..."

You Li finally couldn't hold back any longer. Recalling her childhood, she could no longer hold back her tears and finally cried.

Wang Yan raised his hand and pulled her into his arms, gently stroking her long hair. He didn't say anything, just calmly comforted her.

You Li choked back tears, hugging Wang Yan's waist with both hands, her tears soaking his chest, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

"Later...later they found her. My mother...she was injured, but she managed to escape. But...but her injuries were too severe, and she never got up again..."

"I thought my mom was sleeping, so I kept lying next to her and waiting. But she didn't wake up for a long, long time. I was so hungry that I wanted to cry, but I didn't dare to make a sound, afraid of attracting the people chasing us."

"You should know what happened next. I met Sister Zhuohua and she took me in. Without Sister Zhuohua, I would have died long ago."

You Li's experiences were not complicated, but they were full of filth, which explains why she was so precocious, given that she had such a dark childhood.

These were things that You Li had never mentioned to anyone before, not even Zhuo Hua and the others. This was also the first time she had opened up to Wang Yan about them.

"Okay."

Wang Yan lowered his head and gently kissed You Li's forehead, then patted her head.

"That's all in the past. Isn't You Li living a very happy life now?"

"We all love you very much, and I'm sure your mother also hopes you grow up to be a good person, right?"

He gently comforted her, but Wang Yan wasn't just spouting empty words. In fact, his chest was already burning with anger, and his fists were clenched tightly where You Li couldn't see.

"When we get back this time, will you take me to find that tribe?"

You Li was slightly taken aback. Of course, she understood what Wang Yan meant by those words and what he wanted to do. She quickly shook her head and refused him.

"That tribe is very powerful! They're arguably one of the top tribes among the lower classes. I don't want you to risk your life there, but please do it for my sake, okay?"

Wang Yan smiled faintly and rubbed her head: "I was just asking. Okay, I'll listen to you. I won't go then."

Since You Li was worried about him, Wang Yan didn't say anything more. However, he was definitely not going to swallow this insult. He would ask around about the large tribes at the bottom of Zhuohua after he got back. He would probably find out after a little investigation.

Wang Yan put his arm around You Li, and the two embraced for a moment. After sharing their feelings, You Li cried on Wang Yan's chest for a while, and her emotions gradually calmed down. Their relationship seemed to have grown even closer.

[You Li's Affection +80]

Wang Yan chuckled as he looked at the overwhelmingly positive impression he had received. He quickly treated his wounds and took two ibuprofen tablets. Under the influence of the medication, his eyelids gradually felt heavier.

"Youli... I'm a little sleepy, I'll take a nap first..."

"Okay, you go to sleep, I'll stay with you."

. . . . .

The beasts are highly venomous. They have humanoid forms but lack true humanity, like the dark side of all living beings, hating and devouring intelligence. It seems that everything about them exists solely to prey on intelligent beings.

The long, barbed tongue was highly poisonous, and it pierced Wang Yan's flesh. The most terrifying thing about the monster was not its long tongue, which could easily pierce flesh, but its deadly poison that hated all living beings.

Wang Yan has been poisoned.

It was cold, a chilling cold that went straight to the bone.

In a daze, Wang Yan seemed to have returned to the cramped rented room he had been in on Earth.

It seems... it was all a dream?

"Other people your age would have been married long ago!"

"Your father and I divorced because you're useless!"

"I must have committed eight lifetimes of sin to have given birth to a piece of trash like you!"

"I can't live anymore. You forced me to this. Only when I'm dead will you start to work harder!!"

. . . . .

"Am I really that bad...?"

"It's so cold..."

"So sleepy..."

In Wang Yan's memory, the ground was covered in blood. His parents beat him until his head bled because of his grades. The sounds of tearing and cursing were endless.

He fled on a spring night.

He deleted everyone's contact information; he dared not face that heavy, oppressive life anymore.

That was the first time he tasted the flavor of "freedom".

But why do those vicious, oppressive, suffocating words still linger in my ears?

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, it's all because I'm so useless...

"Don't deny yourself, you're already amazing!"

A warm embrace held Wang Yan tightly in the shadows, like a warm sun soothing his heart.

Even if you didn't have those special abilities, I would still like you.

"You are a very considerate person."

"You will express goodwill to others in your own way."

"You did nothing wrong, you don't need to apologize to anyone."

"I like you, Wang Yan. If you're cold, hold my hand tightly."

The voice was delicate and gentle, like a ray of sunlight piercing through a sewer and shining on a filthy rat.

"I......"

A drowning person will grab onto anything that can save their life. Wang Yan's trembling body was like a lock, tightly embracing You Li's body.

Two hearts drew closer, each with its own darkness, yet each illuminating the other in its own way.