My father is not my biological father.

　　There was a time when "beast children" were popular in the circus.

　　These were one or two-year-old children who were raised from a young age by being chained up, using the same methods used to raise wild animals, and when they reached the age of five or six, they could be brought out to perform.

　　This kind of beast child is difficult to raise, if not raised well, it will die, so each one is very rare.

　　I am even rarer because I am a rare girl among beast children.

　　When my dad saw me, I was performing top spinning naked, and the spectators would throw raw meat in and I would grin and go catch it.

　　My dad couldn't bear it.

　　He said to the class master, "People shouldn't be treated like animals." The class master sneered, "If you're kind-hearted, then take her home." Beast children are already expensive, and girls are even more expensive.

　　The class master asked for one hundred gold coins.

　　Unexpectedly, my dad agreed without hesitation, and even pawned his wife's belongings, and managed to gather one hundred gold coins.

　　The class master couldn't go back on his word in front of everyone, so he could only watch my dad take me away, while complaining to the people next to him, "Just wait, he will definitely make this child perform later, and make even more money.

　　I've really sold myself short for one hundred gold coins!" But my dad didn't let me perform.

　　He took me home, asked the neighbor aunt to help me bathe, buy me dresses, cook delicious food for me, and taught me how to read and write.

　　Because the neighbors knew what I looked like when I first arrived, to avoid gossip, my dad and I moved.

　　He spent many years raising me into a normal girl.

　　I still remember my dad often telling me, "Nan Nan, in this world, there are too many people who treat those weaker than them like animals.

　　But we shouldn't treat ourselves as animals, and we shouldn't treat others as animals either." Unfortunately, my dad himself wasn't treated this way.

　　It happened on a sudden autumn day.

　　At first, my dad happily told me that his skills were noticed by a eunuch in the palace, and the eunuch asked him to perform animal show at the Beast Garden for Princess Yongan.

　　If he performed well, the princess should reward him with a lot of money, and he could save up my dowry.

　　I was also very happy and reminded him to be safe.

　　My dad smiled and told me, "Of course, even the fiercest tiger behaves like a cat in your dad's hands." My dad wasn't boasting.

　　He was indeed an experienced animal trainer, and he would eliminate any potential dangers before the performance.

　　Just like that time, before the performance started, my dad keenly noticed that Princess Yongan was wearing a peach-coloured sachet, so he immediately reminded her.

　　"Your Highness, fierce beasts are afraid of fire, and the color red can agitate them, making them more likely to charge towards you.

　　Please remove the red accessory first, and wear it after the performance, is that okay?" Princess Yongan smiled and agreed, immediately taking off the sachet.

　　My dad felt relieved.

　　He had heard that the princess was spoiled and headstrong, so he had prepared to spend a lot of time persuading her, but he didn't expect her to cooperate like this.

　　So he checked for other hidden dangers, made sure everything was in order, and entered the cage.

　　That day, there were two beautiful tigers in the cage.

　　My dad touched their hanging white fur and the tigers made a gentle purring sound.

　　Then, upon my dad's signal, they started their performance.

　　Everything went smoothly.

　　As it was nearing the end, my dad breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to take his bow.

　　However, at this moment, he suddenly saw two little eunuchs running to the side of the cage.

　　One eunuch confirmed that the cage was locked and nodded to the other.

　　The other eunuch immediately pulled out a piece of red cloth and waved it...

　　The tigers went berserk from the shock.

　　My father wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

　　The tiger closest to him bit his arm and tore it off with great force.

　　With a scream, my father's entire arm fell off...

　　That day, the smell of blood permeated the beast park.

　　The tiger's roar and the screams of people echoed from the massive iron cage.

　　Princess Yong'an clapped and laughed, saying, "This animal show was originally boring, but now it's finally interesting!" After speaking, she stood up, straightened her skirt, and took the peach-colored sachet from the maid's hand.

　　She gave a faint glance at the torn apart imperial beast in the cage.

　　"A gift from my imperial brother.

　　Who does he think he is, telling me to take it off? What a bad omen.

　　Feed the corpse to the dogs."