Why am I the one being won over?

"If you had even half the courage you had at the beginning, I wouldn't look down on you so much."

Bai Jun removed his foot from the face of the White Wolf, who had completely fainted, and patted his clothes in disgust, as if trying to remove the filth that had clung to them.

He talked a good game, but unfortunately, Bai Jun didn't have any sadistic or perverted tendencies, and he despised and loathed such things from the bottom of his heart.

So, after simply scaring the "Onda," and seeing the latter trembling with fear and losing control of his bladder and bowels, Bai Jun cleanly and efficiently kicked him unconscious.

Under the awe-inspiring gazes of the military officers, Bai Jun slowly turned around, ignoring the horrific battlefield littered with the corpses of Buli person, and calmly walked to the stunned Hanya and Huo Huo, calling out in his usual manner:

"I can't sense any more Buli person nearby, so this should be the last one, right?"

His expression remained surprisingly unchanged, making Hanya wonder if what had just happened was an illusion, and if the words he was hearing now were just a hallucination.

"... Bai Jun?"

Hanya blinked in disbelief, then couldn't help but reach out and gently pinch Bai Jun's cheek. The softness and warmth from her fingertips told her that what she was seeing was not an illusion.

"Yes, it's me."

Bai Jun didn't struggle, nor did he complain as usual. Instead, he gently held her cold little hand and pressed it tightly against his face, as if using this action to replace words as a more definite and powerful response.

A certain fear melted away in his heart, a certain expectation was realized before his eyes, and a faint smile suddenly appeared on the Hanya's face, and his eyes gradually softened.

The next second, she gently withdrew her hand, no longer daring to linger on his warmth.

"Are you looking for your sister? She... isn't here. If you're looking for her, you've come to the wrong place."

The Hanya's gaze drifted from Bai Jun's face to the ground, its tone neither sad nor happy, but to Bai Jun it sounded like a child throwing a tantrum.

No, you're the one I've been looking for!

Bai Jun tilted his head in confusion, then reached out and gently flicked Hanya's forehead. "Dear Teacher Hanya, what are you thinking about?"

"Darling?! I... I... are you really talking about me?"

This direct shot caused the Hanya to show a rare, adorable look of panic.

Bai Jun looked at Huo Huo, gesturing for her to step aside for a moment. "Huo Huo, could you please go and organize the troops first, and then clean up the battlefield?"

"I... I understand, Lord Bai Jun!"

Huo Huo nodded obediently, turned and left, even seeming somewhat happy because it was Bai Jun's order. Only when the two of them were left nearby did Bai Jun look at Hanya again.

"I have something I'd like to ask you. Please tell me the truth, okay?"

Bai Jun spoke sincerely, his tone leaving no room for refusal.

"W-what..."

As if interpreting the atmosphere before him and anticipating Bai Jun's thoughts, Hanya lowered his eyes and spoke with a hint of disappointment in his voice.

"Your past with Xue Yi."

Bai Jun said bluntly.

The Hanya stared blankly at him. The surrounding silence was so profound that even the distant sounds of clearing the battlefield seemed to have vanished, leaving only two gazes locked tightly together.

After several minutes... or seconds? In any case, after a period of unpredictable eye contact, the Hanya lowered its head and said softly:

"... Do you really want to know everything about your sister?"

Hanya standing by the wall uttered these words, Bai Jun nodded without hesitation, listening attentively with a solemn expression.

"My sister and I committed heinous crimes due to the evil of Mara, and we deeply regret our actions. Thanks to the mercy of the Ten Lords Bureau, I have been granted a chance to remain in the world of the Return to Life for myself and my sister."

The Hanya sighed softly, and then began to recount the whole story.

Those secrets we didn't want to revisit, everything belonging to humanity from thousands of years ago, were awakened, then gradually faded away.

She still remembered that the crimson planet called "Rahu" hung high above the clouds of Cangcheng, beating like a heart. Then it slowly cracked open its shell made of rocks, tendons, and vines, swallowing and spitting out countless offspring, like an insatiable predator repeatedly feeding, or like a mother about to give birth.

Under the nightmarish moonlight, she saw Yaoqing's Foxkin futilely piloting their Starskiff, like annoying mosquitoes biting an unshakeable giant, before being Buli Bu Li's warships and turning into fleeting sparks in the sky.

On the brutal battlefield stained with blood and smoke, a towering, verdant tree grows. Comrades, companions, and relatives who shared joys and sorrows fall in pools of blood, their deaths becoming nourishment for the tree.

The tree stretched out its hundred arms, its branches rustling softly, and the bark of countless familiar faces clung to it, including my sister's smile...

"Little sister, it's me! Don't you recognize me?"

The branches and leaves rustled, and the faces of my comrades, like fruits ripening on the treetops, grew one by one, emitting sharp laughter.

"My sister fell into Abundance, transformed into Mara, slaughtered her comrades, and committed heinous crimes..." The Hanya's eyes were dark.

"But in such cases, the blame shouldn't be placed solely on one person."

Bai Jun frowned and shook his head seriously.

"Yes, those sins weren't committed by my sister, or even by anyone else. After all, the culprit has long since perished. Now, when it comes to assigning blame, perhaps we can only use excuses like 'disaster' to gloss over the matter..."

Her leaden-gray eyes were fixed on the ground, making her appear somewhat melancholy.

"But for those involved, how can the sins we committed and the harm we caused to the living be easily erased? Moreover, it is a fact that my sister and I have been shown mercy by the Ten Lords Bureau. Whether to repay their kindness or to atone for our sins, we should dedicate the rest of our lives to the Ten Lords Bureau and fulfill our duties to the best of our ability."

"This is my past with my sister—simple, foolish, tragic, and somewhat ridiculous... Anyway, is there anything else you want to ask?"

Bai Jun remained silent, his thumb touching the corner of his lips. Hanya knew this was an almost unconscious gesture when Bai Jun was thinking, so she didn't ask again, but continued talking to herself:

"Although the puppet's body is much stronger than a flesh-and-blood body, it can still get injured. With the puppet's body, my sister gradually lost the common sense of being a 'human,' seeing herself as a tool and completely disregarding her own body and injuries."

The Hanya lowered its eyes and calmly revealed its true feelings:

"However, this seems to be gradually changing. Since meeting you, my sister has started to value her body more, consciously or unconsciously. She also sits in front of the mirror and worries like a normal girl, wondering what hairstyle to choose, whether she should wear makeup, and even takes the initiative to ask me what kind of things you usually like to watch..."

Even on her previous days of Return to Life, she saw herself as a tool, but only on these days did she feel free from the constraints of the Ten Lords Bureau, transforming into an ordinary and happy girl, fully enjoying her life.

The Hanya's voice began to tremble, not as a lament, but as a catharsis, even though she knew that what she was about to say was only out of her foolish and ridiculous desires, a vortex of sorrow still welled up in her leaden gray eyes.

"I know this is asking the impossible, even wishful thinking. Even if I apologize for my selfishness and arrogance, I still want to ask you, as a younger sister..."

The hoarse, faint whisper faded away in the cold night wind.

"Please, let my sister be free, let her find happiness like an ordinary person..."

Hanya knew better than anyone that these words were merely an outpouring of emotions long suppressed within her, utterly meaningless. Even she herself had no answer to this question. She was prepared for Bai Jun's disgust and his loud rebuke, "Aren't you being incredibly selfish?" However...

"I understand, leave it to me."

There was no silence, no reprimand, no rejection.

Bai Jun agreed without any hesitation, radiating confidence and determination, fully embracing her dark and selfish desires.

Hanya stared in astonishment, her eyes, which had been unable to lift due to cowardice and guilt, trembling as she looked at Bai Jun, who had a gentle smile on his face.

At some point, the silence that had lingered on Bai Jun's face vanished without a trace, replaced by a triumphant smile, as if everything that had just happened was a cunning trap set up to wait for Hanya to make this request.

Why...?

"Didn't I tell you a long time ago? If you have any difficulties or requests, just tell me. Why have you kept them to yourself? Do you think I'm an untrustworthy person?" Bai Jun shrugged and asked in return.

"No, no, that's not true!"

The Hanya panicked and loudly denied it.

"In that case, whatever happens, feel free to rely on me. Aren't we friends?"

Bai Jun gently pinched her tear-streaked face, tugged at the corner of her mouth, and forced her to smile.

"That's outrageous! Not only my sister, but they're even targeting me..."

She murmured indistinctly.

Then, she turned her head away, quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, and hugged Bai Jun tightly. "Since that's the case, you'd better be prepared to take responsibility!"

"Of course, I mean what I say."

Bai Jun gently ruffled the hair of the woman in his arms.

"Idiot, you definitely didn't understand..."

Feeling the warmth from those hands, Hanya's cheeks flushed, and her voice softened. It was unclear what she was thinking, but her appearance was rather suspicious.

She snuggled against Bai Jun for a short while, then blushed and pulled away from his embrace. "I still need to take care of some things. Let's talk later..."

Compared to the composed and capable judge of crimes, he looked more like a shy young girl choosing to temporarily escape.

"Oh, right, there's another question, it concerns your sister, and only you, Hanya, can answer it."

"What?"

"What are your sister's measurements?" Bai Jun asked seriously.

Hanya stared blankly at Bai Jun, then her eyes widened, and her entire face turned completely red; you could almost hear the sound of her brain boiling over.

"Aaaaaaah, oh my god, oh my god, she was so good at talking just now!"

The Hanya covered her flushed cheeks and scolded like a young girl, "You blockhead! How can you be so Oblivious to Romance, you idiot..."

Her face was even redder than before.

It was a complex expression of anger, embarrassment, and unbearable anxiety.

She glared at Bai Jun resentfully and then made a cute stomping motion.

If her little sister Huo Huo were here too, she'd probably be dumbfounded.

"I'm right in front of you, and you dare ask about my measurements? What are you thinking? How arrogant you are! Pervert! Filth! Beast! You're the embodiment of lust! Reflect on your actions right now!!"

Out of jealousy and some unknown emotion, Hanya gently bumped Bai Jun's chin with her forehead and left a shallow tooth mark on his arm.

Without listening to the other person's explanation, the jealous woman left angrily.

"Hey? Stop, stop, stop! You haven't even heard my explanation yet!"

Bai Jun, who had been inexplicably and verbally abused, quickly reached out to try to stop him, but Hanya, caught up in inexplicable emotions, ignored him completely and angrily refused to speak to him.

He only wanted accurate data on how to make the dolls, so how did it turn out like this?

Bai Jun sighed, once again marveling at how complicated and intricate women's minds truly are.

The phrase "a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea" doesn't even begin to describe it, does it?

In comparison, Huo Huo is definitely cuter and more beneficial to mental health.

Well, since Hanya won't tell him, I'll just have to ask Xue Yi myself next time I meet her.

Yesterday's data: 374 recommendation votes, 74 monthly votes, 8 razor blades.

PY: Recommending a friend's new book~

Countless Versions of Me Transmigrate Simultaneously.

As a transmigrator with no system, no personal space, no great-grandfather, and no so-called special talents, what should one do?

Yu Qi declared, "What's this? I Yu Qi, rely solely on myself!"

Type-Moon (Yu Qi): Whoever dares to touch my sister, I will end their life. The Root Stream Enlightenment World Rune is equipped. Shurima, oops, Fuyuki City, your emperor has returned!

Demon (Yu Qi): What are you looking at? You're a dragon too! Man-made "Longinus" - Dragon-Devouring Heart, Balance Breaker Release! Hand over all your power for my hegemony!

Honkai (Yu Qi): You are the Origin? Coincidentally, I am also the Origin! You wield authority, while I represent power. Good (True Self) and evil (Illusion) have always been two sides of the Finality! So, my dear sister, could you please, for the sake of this world, relinquish your power to me?

The Other World (Yu Qi): Ahem, I think I've discovered hell and heaven, you know what I mean.

Naruto, Honkai: Star Rail, Pokémon, Digimon, Slime, Spider Girl, Saint Seiya, Gensokyo... (Everyone Yu Qi) They grab onto a leg and shout: Holy crap, bro, I need 4K quality! I want to see angel (or demon) girls!

Chapter 127 Humbly Picking Up the Bag

"Lord Bai Jun, you're back! Wait, you're covered in dust..."

Upon seeing Bai Jun, Huo Huo immediately dropped what she was doing, ran up to him, and diligently brushed the dust off his clothes.

"Thank you for your hard work, Huo Huo."

Although Huo Huo didn't help much, she was so cute that just seeing her Bai Jun feel good.

"That's not true at all. Compared to Lord Bai Jun and Lady Hanya, I didn't help at all... But Lord Bai Jun's punch and Buli person Bu Liren just now was super cool!"

He had thought his fight might have slightly frightened the cute girl, but seeing her fox Tail and ears trembling with joy, Bai Jun suddenly realized his worries were unnecessary.

Moreover, seeing Huo Huo's carefree smile, Bai Jun couldn't help but smile with relief, as if all his fatigue had vanished.

Unbeknownst to him, Bai Jun had come to regard Huo Huo as someone just as adorable as Lady Bailu.