Beast Taming: The Empress Is Shocked After Peeking Into My Future

It seemed that his father had drunk too much today.

“Dad, take a good look at what I’m holding in my hand.”

Shen Fei picked up the ball of paper on the table.
Just as he was about to bring it to his father, he saw his father close his eyes and fall asleep.

“Zzzzz…”

Shen Teng’s loud snores made Shen Fei angry.
He slammed the paper on the table, and the snot splashed all over the table.

“Drink, drink, drink, all you know how to do is to drink!”

His father had been like this for ten whole years! In the past ten years, there had been so many opportunities to change the status quo of their family.
However, Shen Teng would only hold a bottle of wine and drink in his room.

He was not like a father at all.

Even Shen Fei’s tuition fees for the academy were paid for by the mayor whenever he came to visit.
He saw that Shen Fei was really pitiful, so he helped cover the fees for him.

When would these days of poverty end?

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.” Shen Fei picked up the snot-covered bills, pinched his nose, and walked out.

He would help his father pay for the wine today.
He would ask for more when he woke up.

“…Wait!”

Shen Teng, who had been snoring just a moment ago, suddenly opened his eyes.

“What talent did you awaken in today’s ceremony?”

“F…” Seeing that his father’s turbid eyes were filled with anticipation, Shen Fei quickly changed his words.

His father was already so dispirited now.
If he were to tell him directly that he had awakened an F-class talent, it would be no different from delivering a blow to his head with a hammer.
They could not continue to live like this.

However, directly exposing one’s true talent would not be beneficial to one’s future development.

‘I’ll just tell him I’m average.’

Shen Fei composed himself and deliberately avoided his father’s eyes.

“…C-class talent, Flame Protection.”

“C-class Talent?”

In an instant, the atmosphere in the room became extremely heavy.
The anticipation on Shen Teng’s face also disappeared without a trace.

“This talent… is barely useful.
You can go first.
Come back to me after you’ve bought the alcohol.”

“I’ll be heading out, then.”

Shen Fei felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.
He quickly grabbed the two dirty bills and left.

On the other end, once Shen Fei had closed the door, Shen Teng shook the wine jar in his hand, unscrewed the lid, and took a swig.

His heart was already filled with endless sorrow as he stared at the broken door.

“C-class talent… Haha, C-class talent… Is our family really going to be finished? Sigh…”

Shen Teng heaved a long sigh, and tears rolled down his face.

“If it was in the past, when father was still alive, it would have been fine.”

Thinking of his glorious past, Shen Teng grabbed the wine jar and drank it in big gulps.

Not long after, his body went limp, and he fell onto the bed.

…

Shen Fei arrived at the pub.

The bartender was an old man.
His beard was so long that it almost reached his chest, but he still did not want to cut it.
He just tied it into a ponytail and continued to do business.

“Kid, you’re here to buy wine for your father again today.” When the old man saw him, Shen Fei went up to him with a smile.
“Is he still the same today?”

“Yes.” Shen Fei nodded his head with certainty.
He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and stuffed it into the old man’s hand.

“One bottle of wine, and two bottles of draft beer…”

The old man casually took out a few coins and placed them in Shen Fei’s hand.

“Wait here, I’ll get it for you.
Oh yeah, I remember that today’s the day you participate in the awakening ceremony, right? What talent have you awakened? It should be pretty good.”

The corner of Shen Fei’s mouth unconsciously curled up.

Of course, an SSS-grade talent was not bad.
But in front of outsiders, he still had to restrain himself.

“It’s just so-so.
C-class talent, Flame Protection.”

“Really? That can’t be it.”

Hearing this, the old man turned around and glanced at him in confusion before falling into deep thought.

When he raised his head again, his expression was filled with determination.

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