"You... sob... why, Brother Xia... Brother Xia! How can you not want me..." The moment Lan Shi heard that, tears started dripping down his face, and he ended up squatting in front of me, clutching his head and wailing.
I stared dumbfounded, nearly kicking him aside. I really couldn't afford to lose face like this. What if someone misunderstood and thought there was something going on between us? Wouldn't I be unable to wash myself clean even if I leaped into the Yellow River?
Just as I was trying to figure out how to deal with this fellow, someone patted me on the shoulder. Already in a foul mood, I immediately turned around, intending to rebuke whoever was meddling in my affairs. But when I saw the awkward look on Chu Jiao's face, I could only patiently suppress my anger. "Legendary Hunter Chu, is something the matter?"
Chu Jiao hesitated for a moment before gritting her teeth and saying, "Legendary Hunter Xia... My husband and I have thought it over. You know our current situation. After all, the two of us have already... already stopped being ordinary hunters. Even our bodies... you understand. So we're afraid that sooner or later, there's a chance someone might recognize us, no matter how careful we are... So when we heard you say just now that beauty was... quite a feast for the eyes, my husband and I thought, since you'll be roaming this savage world in the future, could you take our daughter, Chu Ruo, with you? Really, don't rush to refuse. Chu Ruo has an excellent foundation..."
"No!" I hurriedly refused. I had only heard half of it before understanding what she meant. They thought they might be exposed and implicate their child, so they wanted to entrust her to me!
But