"S-sorry, I... I... I didn't think it would fall off and let them discover my identity..."
Listening to Tang Hao and Tang San's conversation, Xiao Wu clutched the Blue Silver Hairpin, her face full of shame. Whether from the unease in her heart or the fright she had suffered, she was now on the verge of tears.
Seeing tears well up in Xiao Wu's pink eyes, Tang San's heart immediately softened. He hurried forward, took her in his arms, and comforted her:
"It's all right, Xiao Wu. This isn't your fault. Don't blame yourself."
"So what if your identity as a spirit beast was exposed? It's no big deal. With Father here, he'll definitely be able to protect you."
"Don't worry..."
After much coaxing, Tang San finally soothed Xiao Wu, allowing this Rogue Rabbit to feel just a little more at ease.
Held tightly in Tang San's arms, Xiao Wu leaned against his chest and cried quietly for a while. Only then did she lift her head, wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and nod gently at him with a soft "Mm."
Watching from beside them, Tang Hao felt his liver ache. It seemed Xiao Wu had Tang San wrapped completely around her little finger.
Still, Tang Hao said little about it. If anything, he seemed inclined to let things take their course. Only the flickering light in his eyes and his strange, inscrutable expression betrayed anything unusual.
When speaking of her identity, Xiao Wu sniffled and openly admitted that she bore a hatred for Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo so deep that they could not live beneath the same sky.
She also gave Tang Hao and Tang San a detailed account of how the three had hunted her and her mother, Ah Rou, all