Why make him a Blood Slave? He'd rather be a Social Livestock making two thousand five a month.
It wasn't just boasting—after he was rejected for being 'disheveled', someone did seek him out. If he had gritted his teeth and acted like an obedient dog on the ground, with mashed red beans secretly, he might have actually had the chance to marry into a Hua Clan family, become a son-in-law, perhaps command a ship as captain. Then he wouldn't be in such a sorry state today.
When it came down to it, he was just too young back then, unable to swallow his pride.
All you can say is, everyone walks the path they choose.
And honestly, while a lone wolf is hard to approach, a feral cat isn't bad. The ticklish feeling of being nuzzled by a warm cat is indeed relaxing.
Forget it, don't think too much, just drink to your heart's content tonight.
