Chapter 198

"Look, Auntie, while a bodycon leather skirt can make your hips look rounder and fuller, when you sit on a hard surface like a chair, the flesh on this side of your hips will be squeezed into this shape,"

"And, once you lift the bodycon leather skirt up like this, it's almost impossible to pull it down again with one hand, because it's so tightly fitted,"

"One hand can only cover the front, not the back, but if you use two hands, then your upper defense is gone."

"This kind of office lady outfit, although it can flatter your figure, you only need to hook this part with your fingertips and pull it down, and look, your private parts are exposed, almost everything is revealed."

Zofia blushed as she watched Chen Ran straddle the legs of Xi's life-size figure.

Then, with one hand lifting her skirt and the other pulling at her collar, she vividly demonstrated to Zofia how to eat this Little Watermelon.

Chapter 310 Why are you even mourning, Sister Ling?

What most ordinary people care about are actually trivial matters, love, hate, and other gossip.

So when the little rice cake started wailing, the gourmets immediately became interested, craning their necks to see what was going on.

In addition, Nian and Xi were both fair-skinned and beautiful, like celestial beings, much more pleasing to the eye than the old storyteller on the stage.

Seeing the dragon horns and tails of the two people, and Xi's eyes that seemed to want to kill, no one dared to approach them out of a desire to survive. Instead, they spontaneously formed a circle and watched the spectacle.

And this is the scene that Ling saw when he arrived here.

They finally called in people at the end of the year.

Upon hearing Nian's distress message, "Help! Where are my teammates? Help me!", Ling rushed over immediately.

But when they arrived at the scene, they were surprised to find that people were wailing and crying.

Who died?

Evening?

The problem is, while the twelve fragments aren't necessarily connected to Sea Creatures by blood, they are still like siblings.

Doesn't the eldest sister know whether Xi is dead or not?

In Ling's perception, her youngest sister was still alive and well, so why was there mourning at this year's wedding?

With this question in mind, Ling turned and looked around.

Then, with just one glance, Ling saw that the person's face had turned black with anger—

"Age?!"

Just like Nian, Ling also mistook the 'Xi' in front of him for the Year Beast.

No, it can't be called admitting a mistake, since the real Year Beast was indeed hanging on Xi's wrist.

This startled Ling sobered him up completely.

But can we say they truly are sisters?

After recovering from her initial shock, Ling realized something was amiss.

Judging from Nian's current lamentations, if their youngest sister had truly been eaten by this 'Year Beast,' how could Nian have escaped unscathed? She would have been in the 'Year Beast's' belly long ago.

So when Ling turned her head and looked at Nian, she found that Nian was both wailing and winking at her.

Turning back to look at Xi, one could see that when Ling suddenly appeared, Xi, the 'Year Beast,' momentarily shrank back due to the so-called maternal authority of the eldest sister.

But soon she seemed to remember her identity as the 'Year Beast' again, and Xi suddenly felt that she was capable. She stood tall and proud, and even gave Ling a provocative little look.

"Oh... I see."

He understood it in an instant.

She still couldn't determine the true identity of the 'Year Beast' before them.

But this didn't stop Ling from carrying the wine jug forward, squatting down with Nian, and starting to burn paper money in the brazier as well.

While burning the wine, Ling also spoke as if she were drunk, "Xiao Xi, why did you leave like this? I don't have anything to give you, so I'll give you this pot of wine, which I've always been reluctant to drink."

After saying that, he poured the wine from the gourd into the brazier.

As a result, the flame, upon contact with the alcohol, suddenly shot up very high.

"Hot! Hot! Hot! Sister! Are you planning to burn me too for our little sister?!"

"Xiao Nian, aren't you a blacksmith? Why are you afraid of getting burned?"

"Oh dear, I'm just pretending. What if it makes my mother feel sorry for me?"

"Mom?"

"Yeah, that 'Sui' who looks exactly like our little sister came up to me and made me call her 'Mom.' If I didn't, she threatened to chop off my hand. It was terrifying."

"..., such a troublesome nature is somewhat similar to that little inkhead."

"Right, right? So, sister, don't be fooled by my crying here. I'm actually trying to extract information from you!"

"I didn't realize it. I just thought you were doing some kind of performance art, Xiao Nian."

Ling sighed, and seeing that Nian was still so cheerful, he was temporarily relieved.

He took the gourd back, shook it, and found there was still some inside, so he drank it all in one gulp.

"Sister Ling, didn't you just say you were going to give this wine to our youngest sister? Why did you drink it yourself?"

"She is either my sister or, as you said, our mother. I don't think she would blame me."

"It's hard to say. What if Mother is as petty as our youngest sister and thinks you're stealing her offerings?"

Upon hearing this, Ling picked up the wine gourd and waved it at Xi, who was standing to the side, saying, "Mother, do you want a drink?"

Evening. "..."

Although she was forced to call Nian "Ama," Xi only felt a sense of satisfaction, as if she had finally gotten her revenge.

But since her elder sister, who was like a mother to her, called her that, Xi suddenly felt an awkwardness, as if the heavens were reversed, and she almost got goosebumps.

But since things had come to this, Xi could only stubbornly insist, "I won't drink."

"Xiao Nian, you see, she doesn't drink it, so naturally she won't blame me for stealing her offerings."

It wasn't just that Nian was gathering intelligence; Ling was also testing the waters using his own methods.

Although Xi, this 'Year Beast,' has a very troublesome personality and is stubborn, she is actually quite easy to talk to, just like their youngest sister.

No wonder Nian was putting on all this performance art, and Xi, that 'Year Beast,' didn't come up and kick her to death.

Ling nodded in understanding before turning to Nian and asking, "So, Nian, what did you try to find out? For example, who exactly is she?"

"I don't know." Nian looked innocent. "Oh, actually it doesn't matter who Mom is. It would be better if she really was Sui. Because, sister, think about it, weren't we all split off from Sui's body? So even if we were absorbed, wouldn't we... be able to split off again?"

"Xiao Nian, you mean... Jie?"

"That's right, they're both Sui, so why can't we revive Sister Jie? Besides, this 'Sui' in front of us has a good temper; a little coaxing and a little trickery, and we can—"

Xi, standing to the side. "?"

You two whisper to each other without keeping it to yourself, right?

Upon hearing this, Xi's face darkened, and she immediately said, "Nian."

"Hey!" Nian quickly looked up. "I'm here, I'm here, Mom, what can I do for you?"

"Come over here and give me a shoulder massage."

"Okay!"

Nian seemed to have no complaints at all, and happily ran over, then massaged Xi's shoulders and legs, showing her utter flattery.

Xi immediately became happy and didn't hold back when ordering Nian around.

But Ling, who was still squatting in front of the brazier, couldn't help but sigh.

Because this is exactly the same as what Nian just said: all you need to do is coax, trick, and stroke its fur, and Xi, this 'Year Beast,' will be completely harmless.

However, Ling's sigh caught Xi's attention.

Even though she was being looked at, Ling didn't panic. She just smiled and said, "What's wrong, Mom? Do you need me to massage your shoulders and back?"

Evening. "..."

Chapter 311 The entire Sui family treated Xi like a child.

Things seem to have changed a little... well, subtly.

Xi thought she was there to bully others, but it turned out she was being treated like a child.

Ling stood behind her and massaged her shoulders.

He knelt beside her and massaged her legs.

Even Shu, who arrived later, was stunned by the scene.

Fortunately, after being prompted by various glances from Reiwa and Nian, Shu finally joined them in serving Xi tea and water.

Yu, who arrived later, made her some snacks, Yi built a small shed for her to avoid being exposed to the sun, and Ji brought her various trinkets to keep her entertained.

Even their eldest brother, Shuo, was momentarily stunned when he arrived, but he still did his best to disperse the crowd of onlookers to prevent any innocent people from being hurt, while also knowing that their youngest sister preferred quiet.

And just like that, inexplicably, the whole family ended up caring for Xi alone.

Although their eldest brother, Shuo, under Nian's influence, looked bewildered and tentatively called out "Mother" to Xi, Xi almost spat out the water in her mouth.

But overall, it was a harmonious and joyful scene.

Oh no—

Except for one person, their second brother, Wang.

Wang was determined to kill the Year Beast, preferably finely chopped into minced meat.

So when Wang heard Nian's cries of "Where are my teammates? Help me!", he ignored them.

But when he heard "Holy crap! Age!", Wang came over with a knife in hand.

They finally managed to coax Xi, this "Year Beast," into being happy, and then you come over with a knife, scaring Xi, this "Year Beast."

In addition, unlike the other fragments who have a close sisterly relationship and a brotherly and respectful manner, Nozomi is indeed not very compatible with the other fragments.

So as soon as Wang appeared, Nian yelled and ran over, grabbing Wang's right arm and saying, "Second Brother! Second Brother, calm down! You can't beat him!"

As he spoke, Nian also winked at the other fragments.

So Yu ran over and hugged Wang's left arm. "That's right! Sister Nian is right! Second Brother, calm down!"

With the arrival of the two, Ling'a and Shu'a exchanged a glance, then stepped forward to stop Wang.

At first, Wang genuinely believed that his younger siblings were doing it for his own good.

Until--

"Quick! Mother!" Nian suddenly shouted, "We've caught this stinky chess player! Mother, come over and kick him so this unfilial son will learn a lesson!"

See. "?"

"You--!"

Just as Wang was about to get angry, Nian leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Second brother, I know you're anxious, but don't be. Although Mother is indeed a 'Year Beast,' she's not from our Worldline. Have you forgotten about the 'Divine Messenger'?"

See. "..."

"And besides, the person standing behind the Divine Messenger is that great one. Did you forget that Heart of the Corrupted Skadi took away the Sea Creatures and Mylnar took away the Elf race before?"

All we need to do is get along well with her, and as her mother, she'll definitely grant us, her good daughters and sons, any little requests we have, right?

What if—I mean, what if—maybe Mother could really bring Jie Jie back to life?

See. "..."

That sentence from that year hit Wang's weak spot perfectly.

Yeah... what if we could really revive Jie?

As long as I can be resurrected, what's the big deal about kicking that Year Beast?

I'd give anything, even my life, let alone a kick.

Then Wang's eyes immediately hardened. "Mother! If you can revive Jie—"

"Don't call me that!"

If Ling called her "Mother," Xi would feel it was against the natural order; if Shuo called her that, Xi would feel guilty, like she was doing something wrong.