"So this was the kind of person Clear Sky Douluo was. Heh, Sister Ah Yin misjudged him and foolishly sacrificed her own life." Xiao Wu's eyes were red. As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and a rabbit at that, she was more than familiar with Ah Yin, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor.
Although their species were natural enemies, they had been very close. Back in the Star Dou Great Forest, she had often gone to play with Sister Ah Yin.
How laughable that she had naively believed Sister Ah Yin had found someone good to spend her life with.
In the end, Tang Hao had taken Sister Ah Yin's Soul Ring too. He had even taken her heart. He was truly ruthless, even more hateful than those humans who simply hunted Soul Beasts. If Sister Ah Yin knew that the person she loved so deeply had been plotting to obtain her Soul Ring all along, even scheming over her feelings and her sacrifice, someone as gentle as her would probably go mad.
No woman could accept the fact that her own lover had schemed against her.
"Lord Auspicious Beast, must humans and Soul Beasts always treat each other this way?" Xiao Wu raised her beautiful eyes to Xu Ran, a trace of bitterness on her delicate cheeks. When she learned that Sister Ah Yin had fallen in love with a human, and that the two shared such a beautiful, tragic love story, she had once harbored lovely fantasies herself. She had even thought that after avenging her great wrong, she could be with her brother too, living like them, envying only loving pairs of mandarin ducks rather than immortals.
Yet now someone had told her that it was all an enormous deception and conspiracy, and she could not refute any of it. Was all of this really just coincidence? How could there be such a coincidence in this world? She felt lost, and even more at a loss for what to do.
"Just call me Brother Xu Ran from now on. My name now is Xu Ran."
"The world is treacherous. Whether among humans or Soul Beasts, there are good people and bad. All right, we should leave." Xiao Wu was still too innocent, Xu Ran thought as he spoke. Whether beside Tang San or beside him, she was just as innocent. But that was good too. Only then would he have a chance to slip through the opening.
Xiao Wu was so beautiful. Once he won her heart, he could live a happy life too.
Inside Xiao Wu's fragrant bedroom at Nuoding Academy.
Xu Ran lay resting on Xiao Wu's pink bed. His injuries were severe, and he would need a few days of rest to recover.
Although he was not injured, wasn't whether he was injured up to him?
Xiao Wu was so sweet and obedient that she even knew to take the initiative to wait on him. Even a block of wood would know to stay in bed rather than get up, let alone him. Besides, Xiao Wu's fragrant bed carried a faint, sweet scent. Naturally, he was unwilling to get up.
Of course, most importantly, who knew how furious Tang San would be if he saw him lying in Xiao Wu's bed? He could even take the opportunity to rub it in Tang San's face. Tang Hao was now the worst sort of person in All Under Heaven in Xiao Wu's eyes. And Tang San was Tang Hao's son. Wasn't the outcome obvious?
Judging by Xiao Wu's earlier expression, she clearly did not know about Tang San and Tang Hao's relationship. What would happen once she learned that Tang San was Tang Hao's son?
Even if Xiao Wu trusted Tang San, she would probably worry then that Tang Hao had deliberately sent Tang San to approach her.
This was the beauty of being a transmigrator.
He knew the plot and was familiar with all sorts of tricks. How could Tang San possibly be his match? No matter how clever Tang San was, he would probably be dumbstruck on the spot when faced with his chain of schemes.
"Brother Xu Ran, how are you feeling?" Xiao Wu held a pink handkerchief, wet it with water, then folded it and placed it on Xu Ran's forehead. She was a little worried. The Auspicious Beast had been fine just a moment ago, so why had he started running a fever now?
The innocent Xiao Wu naturally had no idea that Xu Ran had so many tricks up his sleeve.
She only knew that his whole body was very hot, and he was even breaking out in cold sweat.
"To think that I, an Auspicious Beast, would become so frail. Xiao Wu, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to look after me for the next few days." Looking at Xiao Wu's lovely, slender figure, Xu Ran could not help feeling a stirring in his heart.
"It's what I should do. Every Soul Beast must protect the Auspicious Beast." Xiao Wu nodded, filled with a strong sense of duty.
"By the way, Xiao Wu, you don't have a boyfriend, do you? If you do, I should leave. I can't let myself come between you two." Xu Ran wanted to know how Xiao Wu felt about Tang San.
At this point, Xiao Wu probably had not fallen for Tang San yet. After all, they had not gone to Shrek Academy, much less endured trials of life and death.
At most, Xiao Wu only had the affection born of six years of supporting each other through hardship.
"No. I could never fall in love with a human," Xiao Wu said softly, her thoughts in turmoil. She could not help thinking of the relationship between Tang Hao and Sister Ah Yin.
Brother... was he treating me the same way?
She did not know. Suddenly, she felt a little afraid. She did not want her brother to be that kind of person too.
Over these six years, she had come to understand Tang San thoroughly. She could not possibly treat her like that. Besides, her brother was just an ordinary person who did not even know she was a Soul Beast. How could he be as despicable as Tang Hao?
Only someone as shameless as Tang Hao would do such a thing.
How could her brother be someone like that?
What Tang Hao had done to Sister Ah Yin would not happen between Tang San and her.
She could not grow suspicious of Tang San because of that despicable, shameless Tang Hao. Tang San and Tang Hao had nothing to do with each other anyway.
"That's good." Xu Ran glanced at Xiao Wu and understood. Six years of studying together had given Xiao Wu and Tang San a deep bond.
Although, as the Auspicious Beast, whatever demands he made of ordinary Soul Beasts like Xiao Wu had to be fulfilled, he could also help Xiao Wu take revenge and use that to demand something from her in return.
Even if he forced himself on her right now, Xiao Wu would not dare say anything.
But how could he, Xu Ran, be such a despicable, shameless person?
No matter how shameless he was, he could not do something like that. At the very least, he had to win her over first.
"Ding, host, Tang San is now heading toward Xiao Wu's dormitory. He is also a little worried about Xiao Wu." The system's voice rang out, alerting Xu Ran.
"Brother Xu Ran, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Wu looked at Xu Ran with her beautiful eyes. With the Auspicious Beast here at her place, he would probably be in considerable danger. What if Tang Hao came looking for him?
"Nothing. My body just keeps aching." Xu Ran touched his back, a pained expression appearing on his face as he tried to trick Xiao Wu.
"Does it hurt here?" Xiao Wu plopped down on the edge of the bed and placed her palm on Xu Ran's chest, asking in puzzlement.
"Yes, right there."
"Then I'll rub it for you," Xiao Wu said earnestly, gently kneading with her little hand.
"Mmm, that feels wonderful. Whoever marries Xiao Wu in the future will be a lucky man." Xu Ran smiled as he spoke.
While Xiao Wu was earnestly massaging Xu Ran, Tang San quietly appeared outside her bedroom.
He was burning with anxiety. Something had been off about Xiao Wu's mood today. Perhaps she had run into some trouble.
Whatever trouble Xiao Wu had encountered, he would do his utmost to help her.
Xiao Wu was so pretty, her figure slender and lovely. Even he could not help feeling his heart stir. During all those countless days he had spent with her before, he had never noticed these things. But today, when he truly paid attention, he realized that Xiao Wu had already become so beautiful.
"Xiao Wu..." Tang San was just about to knock when he heard a discordant sound.
It seemed to be a man.
"Xiao Wu, how is that possible? How could there be a man in Xiao Wu's bedroom?" Standing at the door and sensing the activity inside, Tang San found it hard to believe. Panic and anger also showed on his face.
He could not believe everything he was seeing. Xiao Wu was pure as ice and flawless as jade. She could never be that sort of loose girl.
After collecting her monthly allowance from Spirit Hall, Xiao Wu had rented a room of her own. From then on, even he, Tang San, who was so close to Xiao Wu, had hardly ever entered her bedroom.
But now, everything had changed.
A man he did not even know was actually so close to Xiao Wu.
Tang San's body trembled slightly. He found it hard to accept.
How many years had it been since he had entered Xiao Wu's bedroom? In such a private place, even the air was filled with her scent.
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