Comforting Xiao Wu

"Tang San, were you this kind of person all along? Were you lurking by my side just to get my Soul Ring?"

"Heh, the son of a distinguished Titled Douluo, someone of such exalted status. Yet you pretended to be so pitiful, even wearing patched clothes. What a convincing performance."

"But of course. Without that act, how could you have become a work-study student? You must have counted on me arriving in the human world penniless and waited for me in the work-study dormitory. Heh, all of this was a lie. Your father used the same methods to kill Sister Ah Yin, and now you're going to use them against me." Xiao Wu muttered to herself, pouring out her grievances as she ran into the distance alone. Her heart shattered little by little.

No sorrow was greater than the death of the heart.

At this moment, her heart had died toward Tang San.

As a girl, even a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast was utterly vulnerable when it came to feelings. No girl could withstand such a blow. Tang San, the person who had spent six years with her, had only treated her well to keep her tethered to his side, so he could take her Soul Ring and Soul Bone once he grew strong enough.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

As though answering Xiao Wu's feelings, thunder roared and lightning flashed across the sky. Masses of black clouds gathered, darkening the entire world. Within moments, rain poured down in torrents.

The pattering raindrops struck Xiao Wu, soaking her dress.

The gusts of cool wind were so cold, but Xiao Wu could not feel the slightest chill. The pain in her heart hurt far more.

She walked aimlessly alone, not knowing where she was going. She only knew that her heart hurt, so badly she wished she were dead. Memories of her six years with Tang San surfaced in her mind.

Those once-warm scenes now seemed so painfully glaring. Those moments, those coincidences, had all been deliberate performances Tang San had staged for her.

That deliberately fabricated warmth only made her feel sick.

She did not understand why Tang San would do this. Were a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Soul Bone really so important? Did he have to do something like that to increase his strength?

Even if he had harbored such thoughts at the beginning, after six years and such deep affection, he could still think of killing her. Was his heart made of iron? Was it that hard? Could even six years of affection leave him unmoved?

Xiao Wu lowered her head and continued walking aimlessly. Rain fell on her, soaking her dress until it clung tightly to her body, revealing the young girl's lovely curves.

She looked at the gloomy sky. In this vast world, it seemed she was all alone. She had come to the human world and thought she had found a friend like Da Ming and Er Ming. How laughable. How could she possibly have anyone like family in the human world?

Even if she did, could they remain calm when they learned she was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast? Would they truly feel no greed and refrain from putting her to death?

"Don't go any farther. Come back with me."

Just then, Xu Ran stood before Xiao Wu in black robes, holding an umbrella meant for one, stopping her from going any farther.

"Xu Ran, you came." Xiao Wu looked at Xu Ran, tears spilling uncontrollably from her eyes. She could not help feeling aggrieved. If Xu Ran had not been there, she did not know how much longer that despicable, shameless Tang San would have deceived her. He could have sold her off, and she would still have helped him count the money.

But fortunately, Xu Ran would not deceive her. Anyone under heaven might deceive her, but an Auspicious Beast would not. An Auspicious Beast, the Auspicious Beast Emperor-with Xu Ran's status, he would never cast aside his pride to do such a thing.

"Don't cry. Someone like Tang San isn't worth it," Xu Ran said, taking off his coat and draping it over Xiao Wu's delicate body.

But how could Xu Ran be such a shameless scoundrel? Naturally, he would not let Xiao Wu suffer any harm just to satisfy his own desires. With rain this heavy, how could her frail body endure it? She was no longer a powerful hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit. Her constitution was now merely that of an ordinary human girl.

After beginning her cultivation anew, she was no different from a human. But why did she, a Soul Beast cultivating anew, have to bear all that? Once her identity was exposed, countless powerful people would set their sights on her.

A hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast was a priceless treasure. One that had undergone human transformation was an even greater treasure, enough to cause a sensation across the continent.

Back then, why had Ah Yin, a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast cultivating anew, drawn Qian Xunji and countless powerful fighters to pursue her? Even the Pope could hardly obtain a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast. Their cultivation was formidable, and their combat strength was immense. Most importantly, Soul Beasts of that level all possessed their own life-preserving Soul Skills. When they knew death was certain, they would choose to self-destruct rather than suffer the humiliation of letting humans take their Soul Bones. Thus, hunting down a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast was immensely difficult. Even the strongest Titled Douluo would not dare guarantee absolute success.

But after beginning their cultivation anew, hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts were no different from humans, and killing them was far too easy. Thus, every one of them in the human world would make everyone green with envy.

Xiao Wu herself was the equivalent of a priceless treasure. If other powerful Soul Masters learned her identity, they would do everything they could to kill her.

Yet Tang Hao clearly knew this and did nothing to stop Xiao Wu from going to Spirit Hall. Perhaps Tang San had no intention of killing her, but Tang Hao definitely wanted to orchestrate a scene in which Xiao Wu sacrificed herself for Tang San.

He had used the same methods on Ah Yin. If he could bring himself to do that to his own beloved, how could he hesitate to do it to Xiao Wu?

Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes were red, tears still shimmering in them. Her tears wet her long hair, and rainwater flowed down its strands. With rain and tears mingling together, Xiao Wu looked so fragile, aggrieved, and frightened at that moment.

Even as a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, she had lived carefree under the protection of her mother, Da Ming, and Er Ming in the Star Dou Great Forest. How could she have known there were so many schemes in the human world?

Seeing Xiao Wu cry so bitterly, Xu Ran could not help feeling a pang in his heart.

He did not want to see Xiao Wu heartbroken and in tears. But without this, how could they truly separate? Failing to cut things off when one should only invited further chaos. How much had Xiao Wu suffered by staying with Tang San? She had sacrificed herself, and Da Ming and Er Ming had sacrificed themselves as well.

But from now on, he would protect her. As an Auspicious Beast, with his current status, he could even command hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts to protect Xiao Wu without any trouble.

Xu Ran looked at Xiao Wu and sighed. He gently stroked her rain-soaked hair and drew her slender, lovely body softly into his arms.

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