In truth, Na'er and Gu Yue would only be so considerate toward Bai Xu. If it were someone else, the two women would not shut everyone out as they once had except for Tang Wulin, but they would still keep their distance.
Suddenly, Na'er grinned mischievously. "Actually, you shouldn't have changed Gu Yue and me. You were six back then too. Why didn't you just snatch me away from my brother? Maybe Gu Yue and I would have been completely devoted to you. We might even have sacrificed the interests of the soul beasts to help you—no, sold out the soul beasts."
Bai Xu replied, "I did have that thought back then, but Aolai City was too big. I knew I wouldn't be able to find you. Besides, I was an orphan too, unable to get enough to eat or wear. Was I supposed to kidnap you and bring you back to live with me in the orphanage?"
"Of course, I was mainly heavily influenced by the other me back then. I disdained doing that."
"This is good as it is now."
Na'er smiled warmly. "I think this is good too. If you had kidnapped me, wouldn't that have just meant replacing Tang Wulin with you? That would have been so boring. Besides, I really did radiate a kind of pure stupidity back then."
Perhaps because one became influenced by those close to them, during the time Na'er had spent with Bai Xu, she had increasingly taken on some of Bai Xu's mannerisms.
Na'er did not meet Bai Xu's eyes. She lowered her head, her tone somewhat bitter. "Bai Xu, I never imagined there would be someone like you in this world.
Back then, I was stubbornly obsessed. You and Gu Yue were even willing to bet with me using