1: Chapter 1: The problem of children relying on their parents for financial support is too severe; the "tiger dad" runs away from home.

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By the creek, a sika deer was lowering its head to drink. It would take a small sip, then lift its head, scanning the surroundings vigilantly. Only after confirming it was safe would it lower its head to continue drinking.

Suddenly, a massive figure burst out from the grass. It was a fierce tiger, its muscles bulging all over, showcasing its power.

Whoosh~

The sika deer unleashed the potential in its limbs, and within a breath, it had already fled a hundred meters away.

"Roar~"

The fierce tiger roared, its strong limbs exerting force as it forcibly turned around while running. Whoosh, it gave chase with even more ferocious speed, visibly closing the distance to the sika deer.

It pounced, pinned down the sika deer, and precisely locked onto its throat.

Snap~

After struggling twice, the sika deer lost the ability to resist.

After catching the prey, the fierce tiger's gaze remained unchanged; it was accustomed to this. Hunting a deer was effortless for it.

The surrounding environment wasn't ideal, so the fierce tiger picked up the prey in its mouth, looking as if it intended to return to the creek to enjoy its meal.

But after taking just two steps, the fierce tiger stopped. Seemingly having thought of something, it hurriedly put the deer down and began eating right there.

Its sharp fangs easily tore through the sika deer's abdomen. The fierce tiger swallowed mouthful after mouthful; it appeared unhurried, yet there was a constant sense of urgency.

"Awoo~~"

A loud tiger roar sounded from afar, and then, a large, colorful tiger came running excitedly from the distance, moving very fast, like a gust of wind.

"Awoo~~"

In that instant, the fierce tiger's ferocious gaze became one of despair, and it even seemed a bit broken.

Its good-for-nothing, helpless, yet incredibly strong son had arrived!

The large, colorful tiger arrived before the fierce tiger. Compared to the fierce tiger, this tiger didn't have the fierce tiger's near-exploding muscles, nor its incredibly ferocious aura.

However, it was the exaggerated physique, one size larger than the fierce tiger, that made the fierce tiger feel deep helplessness.

"Awoo~" (Tiger Dad, why didn't you call me when you were eating? That's too much.)

The large, colorful tiger squeezed in front of the fierce tiger, its eyes lighting up upon seeing the prey.

Deer meat!

Haven't eaten it in days!

"Awoo~" (Tiger Dad, you've done well. I won't stand on ceremony.)

The large, colorful tiger gave a roar and then began to feast.

"Wooo~~"

Seeing this, the fierce tiger was both angry and helpless. Its eyes seemed to carry a hint of frustration at its son's lack of improvement and a sense of deep regret.

This was its cub, who had run into its territory a year and a half ago to steal its prey.

Because it was its son, although it was angry at the time, it still shared some food with him.

Consequently, it got stuck with him. He shamelessly stayed in its territory, refusing to leave no matter how much it beat him. Since it was its cub, it couldn't exactly kill him.

After a while, the fierce tiger also discovered that its son seemed to have no hunting experience; the Mother Tiger hadn't taught him how to hunt.

Therefore, the fierce tiger decided to lead its son in hunting, teaching him its pride-and-joy hunting techniques so that he would have survival skills and become a qualified tiger.

At first, as a male tiger in its prime, it was full of confidence, thinking that teaching a cub to hunt would be simple.

But now, it realized that it wasn't that the Mother Tiger hadn't taught the son how to hunt, but that this son simply wouldn't learn.

He was idle, doing nothing but sleeping or playing every day, without the slightest thought of self-sufficiency, relying entirely on it for food and drink.

Whenever it caught prey, this son would always arrive to share the food.

It was angry and furious, but after all, it was its own cub, and it couldn't just watch him starve.

From then on, it had to put in double the effort every day to catch prey; the burden of the whole family rested on its shoulders.

But as it raised him, the son's appetite grew larger by the day. It felt some regret, but by then, the son's physique was already similar to its own, and his strength was not inferior to its.

It couldn't drive him away, so the fierce tiger could only hunt harder, but the cub's appetite kept growing, and his size gradually surpassed its own.

Eating a lot and not hunting—the pressure on it became greater and greater. Sometimes, because it hadn't eaten enough, it would go out hunting when it should have been resting.

"Awoo~~ nom nom~~"

The large, colorful tiger was still devouring the food; the deer had basically all gone into his mouth.

"Awoo~~" (Comfortable~~)

After eating almost everything, the large, colorful tiger stood up, burped, and then looked at the fierce tiger with big eyes.

"Awoo~" (Sorry, Tiger Dad, I ate it all without paying attention. You go find something else to eat. There are few deer, so don't catch them.)

(Go eat the wild boars in the east; they are a bit overpopulated, eat as many as you want.)

"Awoo~" (By the way, don't touch those few preserved ones; those are my instant-pigs, for emergencies when I'm hungry.)

The large, colorful tiger drank some water by the creek, turned to roar a few things at the fierce tiger, and then ran off, disappearing from sight.

The fierce tiger looked at the remaining scraps and sighed deeply.

Then it went to the forest in the east to catch a wild boar. Chewing on the tough, smelly wild boar meat, it thought about its cub.

He was becoming more and more gluttonous. It finally understood why the Mother Tiger had dumped the cub over here; she really couldn't afford to raise him.

Perhaps...

A thought sprouted in the fierce tiger's heart, and it gazed deeply in the direction where the cub was.

It took a huge bite of meat, and then, the fierce tiger turned around and left in the direction of the sunset.

Since you won't leave, then I will!

The fierce tiger looked at the grass and trees around it with reluctance. This was the territory it had occupied after being driven away by its mother and becoming independent when it was young.

It had been here for several years and had deep feelings for it; it didn't want to leave.

But it was really fed up with this giant baby who was clearly stronger than it yet needed to be fed.

The fierce tiger's eyes were firm, just as they were when it left its mother's territory back then, as it set out once again to find a new territory.

It hoped that after it left, its son would be able to stand on his own two feet and survive independently. Its territory had plenty of prey, especially those wild boars—it didn't know why, but the more it caught, the more there seemed to be.

Just like that, carrying a certain expectation, the male tiger in its prime secretly left its territory overnight.

The sky had just brightened, and the animals were already busy in the morning sunlight. Those who needed to take a walk were walking, those who needed to find food were finding food, and those who needed to strive for the great cause of reproduction were working hard.

However, there was one outlier still lying under a tree, fast asleep.

This was a robust tiger with a coat of brownish-yellow fur printed with black stripes, and patches of white on its abdomen and limbs.

At this moment, it was sleeping without any decorum: limbs in the air, head tilted, tongue sticking out from time to time, as if it were having some wonderful dream.

It let the sun rise high and the birds make noise, but its snoring still shook the heavens and the earth. Time passed slowly, and the tiger suddenly rolled over, causing the surrounding leaves to flutter.

Then, the tiger changed into a side-lying position, using its thigh as a pillow to continue sleeping.

The sunlight gradually turned golden; it was already afternoon. The tiger finally woke up from its dream, stood up, and shook its ears.

"Awoo~~"

Stretching its tiger body, Lu Hu let out a contented roar.

After stretching his tiger body, Lu Hu turned his round, big head left and right. After confirming the direction, he set off, limping.

After walking for a while, his gait returned to normal.

Uh... it turned out the previous limp was because his leg had gone numb from sleeping on it.

After sensation returned, Lu Hu swaggered through the mountain forest.

Occasionally, he would leap up to greet a squirrel holding a pine nut in a tree, or accelerate his running to startle wild oxen that were feeding.

A group of wild boars was feeding. Lu Hu quietly approached a group of young wild boars playing, pinned one down, and then extended his claws to skillfully knock off its testicles.

The Wild Boar King was striving for the great cause of reproduction with a sow. After knocking out a few small wild boars, Lu Hu suddenly sprinted and jumped in front of the Wild Boar King, letting out a sudden roar. The wild boar herd fled in panic. The Wild Boar King's body trembled, and then it angrily charged at Lu Hu.

Lu Hu grinned, turned, and ran. After easily shaking off the Wild Boar King, he played heartlessly in the mountains, roaring and yelling, startling the birds and beasts, causing them to scatter.

His name is Lu Hu, and he is two and a half years old this year.

Perhaps he forgot to drink the soup when reincarnating in his past life. After becoming a tiger in this life, he still retained the memories of his previous life.

Lu Hu was particularly satisfied with his life in this world. Although he was a tiger, he didn't have to worry about his own food because he had Tiger Dad to raise him.

When he was young, Mother Tiger was raising him, and he hadn't encountered any danger. After growing up smoothly, Lu Hu moved here to Tiger Dad to live off his parents.

Although Mother Tiger didn't have to worry about food and drink, she still had other cubs to raise after all.

Moreover, Lu Hu grew fast from a young age. At just one year old, his physique was already about the same as Mother Tiger's; he could be called gifted.

In order not to hinder the future of her good big son, a year and a half ago, Mother Tiger finally made up her mind, brought Lu Hu to Tiger Dad's territory, and handed Lu Hu over to Tiger Dad to raise.

At first, Lu Hu was unhappy about separating from Mother Tiger, but after adapting for a while...

Lu Hu discovered that the standard of living with Tiger Dad was indeed quite good. Besides, as an adult male tiger, Tiger Dad would often encounter challenges from other male tigers.

In the wild, accidents could happen at any time. For Tiger Dad's safety, Lu Hu stayed behind to improve Tiger Dad's survival experience.

Furthermore, living with Tiger Dad was indeed more comfortable than with Mother Tiger; eating sheep today, beef tomorrow, and venison the day after.

The hunting success rate rose rapidly, which made Lu Hu feel gratified.

His efforts had finally not been in vain.

It was a pity that Tiger Dad didn't understand his good intentions, often getting angry and hitting him.

Lu Hu still felt a bit aggrieved. When would Tiger Dad realize that he did all this for his own good?

But fortunately, after a year and a half of cultivating their family bond, Tiger Dad no longer got angry or used force.

Sometimes he would even stay up late hunting, just to catch more food to nourish his son's body.

"Awoo~~"

Thinking of Tiger Dad's paternal love, Lu Hu's heart felt warm, and his stomach couldn't help but feel hungry. Lu Hu simply stopped playing.

He sniffed the air, searching for Tiger Dad's trail.

After confirming the direction, Lu Hu quickened his pace. Counting the days, today Tiger Dad should be going to catch a cow.

Not bad; he hadn't eaten beef in a long time either.

Following Tiger Dad's scent, Lu Hu ran in the mountains for a long time.

Lu Hu felt strange. Why was Tiger Dad hunting so far away today?

That shouldn't be. He had been training Tiger Dad for a year and a half; how could catching prey be so difficult?

After running for a while longer, Lu Hu discovered that he was running in circles and couldn't help but stop. His tiger eyes became serious.

"Awoo~~" (No way, he left?)

A thought popped into Lu Hu's mind, but he couldn't quite believe it.

He had worried so much for Tiger Dad, even willing to give up precious hunting opportunities that could improve the hunting success rate to Tiger Dad.

Being so filial to Tiger Dad, how could he leave?

"Awoo~" (He must be in heat and went out to find a female tiger.)

Lu Hu nodded; that must be the reason.

Looking down at his fluffy belly, Lu Hu returned to Tiger Dad's den.

Tiger Dad loved him so much; he shouldn't be gone for long and would be back in a few days.

However, two and a half days later, Lu Hu realized the severity of the situation.

It seemed he had truly been abandoned by Tiger Dad!