Allergic To Furry Things But Can Pet Them Mentally – CH74

Chapter 74

Tang Rong froze.

See Mom?

But hadn’t Mom already… already passed away?

How could he possibly see Mom?

The system said, [Maybe he means a gravestone or something like that.]

But in truth, the system had another guess.

Since it would be verified very soon anyway, it chose not to tell its host.

It couldn’t help it—the emotional stakes of that guess were too high. It was afraid that if things turned out not to be so, it would only become a moment of joy for nothing.

Although Tang Rong felt a little confused, he still nodded quickly. “I want to.”

Ever since returning to the main planet, he had heard very little about his mother. It was likely because everyone was afraid that talking about her death would make him sad, so no one was willing to bring her up.

Tang Zheng’en immediately stood up with Tang Rong in his arms and went deeper into the house, passing through layer after layer of identification checks.

The system suddenly felt that its guess was becoming more and more likely to be true.

Finally, the last door slowly opened in front of them.

Inside the room stood a huge crystal coffin and a cage inscribed with runes.

The system couldn’t help letting out a startled cry.

Within its field of vision, it could clearly see everything inside the coffin before its host did.

Just as it had guessed! The host’s mother’s body had been preserved perfectly, which meant it met the conditions for the use of that resurrection card.

And the host was only four years old; his mother had died only four years ago, so they still had not exceeded the resurrection card’s five-year usage limit.

So it turned out that the main system had already arranged everything from the start.

First, it made him allergic to ordinary fluffy animals but not to fluffy spirit forms, guiding him toward discovering his healing gift and using it to soothe and heal his family.

Then it set a five-year deadline, so that if he worked quickly and earned enough points, he could bring his mother back.

There might even be a hidden logic behind that five-year limit.

After all, in most worlds, resurrection simply did not fit reality. Once a character was revived through a card, the world would automatically rationalize their return and erase any traces of outside supernatural interference.

For example, it might become “his mother never actually died, but temporarily lost all vital signs and entered a false-death state,” or something similar. Because his father had preserved her body so well, with no decay or internal deterioration whatsoever, and because the host’s ability just happened to be able to awaken her, the story would smooth itself over.

It would be plausible, but difficult to prove again later—and that would make it all hold together.

In every world, the system had a KPI it needed to reach. Once it completed it, it would automatically unbind itself from the host and stop earning any more points. But the points shop would remain open to the host forever. As long as the balance was sufficient, he could continue exchanging for whatever items he wanted.

The system did not know exactly what its KPI target was. The main system always liked speaking in riddles.

But it was certainly much higher than the price of the resurrection card, the most expensive item in the shop.

At the same time, the system couldn’t help feeling a little frightened in hindsight.

What if, for the time being, they had never discovered that the host was not allergic to spirit-form fluff? What if they had failed to earn enough points in time, and only found out the truth after the resurrection card’s usage period had already expired…

It didn’t dare imagine how much pain its host would have suffered.

Fortunately, fortunately, all of that remained nothing but a hypothetical.

Tang Rong heard the system’s startled cry in his mind and quietly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Since his host’s father was present, the system didn’t answer directly. It only said, [I’ll tell you tonight when we get back.]

Tang Rong didn’t ask any more questions after that.

Usually, the time he and the system whispered together was at night before sleep, when no one would disturb them. They could talk for as long as they wanted without anyone noticing a thing—and he could play with the little snow leopard’s tail while doing it.

Still in his father’s arms, Tang Rong was carried closer and closer to the coffin. At last, his eyes slowly widened, his heart started hammering, and his little fingers unconsciously clutched at the fabric over his father’s chest.

He had never seen a coffin like this before. Even though he had noticed it the instant the room opened, he had not understood right away what it was.

Inside lay a gentle, beautiful woman.

She wore a plain, elegant light green dress and was immersed in a special liquid, as though merely asleep.

This was his mother.

Such a beautiful mother.

The child’s vocabulary was poor, so the only word he could think of was “beautiful.”

He finally understood why the system had cried out in surprise just now.

His small fingers tightened around the fabric over his father’s chest until they turned a little pale, his gaze fixed immovably on the woman inside, and he anxiously asked the system in his mind, “Can I use the resurrection card to bring Mom back?”

The system answered, [Yes!]

The system continued, [But don’t tell your family about it. If you reveal the existence of the system or the cards, the words will be censored out. All you need to do is act a little spoiled with your dad and ask if you can come here every day to keep your mom company. Once you’ve saved enough points, you can use the resurrection card on her directly.]

“Xiao Rong, this is your mother.”

Tang Zheng’en’s voice overlapped with the system’s. Tang Rong’s mind was in a state of chaotic excitement, and his lips parted slightly, but he remained too stunned to react.

The reason Tang Zheng’en had suddenly brought Tang Rong here to see Yun Jian in the coffin was because of the sudden harassment from the Yun family, and because of what Yun Yuan had said.

Xiao Rong had been home for so long already. First, they had been afraid of frightening him and had not dared appear before him. Then they had disguised themselves as fluffy little animals to get close to him. And after that, they had spent so long not daring to mention even a single thing about his mother, as though erasing her image entirely from his world.

But in truth, they could have shared countless stories about her with him. Even if she was gone, because of their effort, she could still have accompanied him like a shadow.

Their excessive caution, in the end, might not have been good for his growth at all.

Not long ago, after eldest brother Tang Yao had fully recovered, he had transformed again into his majestic black wolf form and taken Tang Rong on a joyful ride around the neighborhood. Tang Rong had been delighted beyond words.

Not long ago, the little crown prince’s parents had paid a visit and taken Tang Rong to the imperial palace, where he had seen a real castle with his own eyes. Looking at that family of three together, who knew what kind of thoughts had arisen in his heart.

Tang Zheng’en no longer wanted to keep running away.

Rather than taking Tang Rong to a cemetery to look at a false gravestone meant to deceive outsiders, he would much rather bring him here and let him see his mother with his own eyes.

Tang Rong looked very much like her.

He was very beautiful, especially those eyes.

But she had fallen into eternal sleep.

“Dad, can you put me down?” Tang Rong finally said.

Tang Zheng’en immediately bent and set the little child securely on the floor.

Tang Rong quickly walked over to the coffin. He raised his hand and pressed it against the transparent surface, staring greedily at the person within. His beautiful pale green eyes shimmered with tears as, inside his heart, he called softly and clumsily several times—Mom.

Mom, this was his mother.

He was going to bring her back. He was going to make her open her eyes and see him.

…

Under the system’s guidance, Tang Rong successfully obtained a pass allowing him to come see his mother whenever he wanted.

Tang Zheng’en entered his identity into the restriction system, so from now on the barriers would no longer block him.

But this was something he could not tell Xiao Han-ge.

It wasn’t a matter of distrust or anything like that. He simply did not want outsiders to know about his family matters.

The next day, Yun Yuan’s mood was still low. After failing to get what they wanted directly, the Yun family had begun using public opinion to pressure him.

Some people felt that sperm donation was perfectly normal and would not cause any harm to a man’s body. They argued that if it were truly possible to cultivate an exceptional healer who could bring enormous benefit to humanity, then he should not refuse just for his own selfish reasons.

Others argued that everyone had the right to choose for themselves. If he didn’t want to, then he didn’t want to—why should anyone force him?

The star net was in an uproar with endless arguments.

Some people had even dug up all sorts of private information about Yun Yuan, including photos of him in women’s clothing, and had cruelly mocked him by saying: If he wants to be a woman so badly, then having a child and making it call him Mom would be faster than cross-dressing.

It was hard not to suspect that the people behind those accounts were the Yun family.

Tang Rong’s optical brain didn’t have many functions unlocked yet, so he couldn’t browse those things. But Shen Muhan could.

Even before moving into the Tang household to live with Tang Rong, he had made a habit of checking the trending topics on his optical brain every day to keep up with current events. This had been a task assigned by his teacher, who said that as the little crown prince and future heir, he had to start paying attention to such matters from a young age.

So after dinner, when Tang Rong, who didn’t have lessons in the evening these days, had gone to visit his mother and then hurried back, what he saw was Shen Muhan sitting there with his brows tightly knitted.

Over the past two days, Tang Zheng’en had also given Shen Muhan some time off, so his evenings had become much freer.

“What’s wrong, Xiao Han-ge?” Tang Rong walked over to him.

Shen Muhan pressed his lips together and showed him the contents on his optical brain.

They all knew what had happened with the Yun family’s visit yesterday, and they were all worried about Yun Yuan. Shen Muhan felt that Xiao Rong had the right to see these things.

Tang Rong knew far more words now. Between that and Shen Muhan’s explanation, his little face puffed up with anger.

Even though he didn’t know what “cross-dressing fetish” meant, he did know that the little dresses girls wore were very pretty, and it was only natural for people to like pretty things.

…

Even though Yun Yuan’s mood was poor because of the Yun family, he had lived through many storms in life and was not about to be knocked down by a little bit of public opinion.

If he had really been that fragile, he would have been crushed years ago, before he even cut ties with the Yun family.

He also had many friends, many like-minded companions, and many supporters.

He was not alone at all.

That very night, a large number of accounts appeared speaking in his defense. Most of the uglier comments were deleted, and a new wave of posts calling the Yun family “breeding-obsessed lunatics” surged out to counter them.

Although plenty of people still followed the Yun family’s lead and felt he ought to think for the good of humanity, trying to pressure him, the people hiding behind those screens ultimately couldn’t really do anything to him.

He had only paused lessons for a few days because he felt his own state wasn’t very good and was afraid it might affect Xiao Rong.

He had never expected that, early the next morning, someone would knock on his door—and when he opened it, the entire Tang family, along with the little crown prince, would be standing outside.

And, um… they were all wearing… bright, colorful little skirts??

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