Seething with rage, let go of darling Xiao Wu

Held in Xu Ran's arms, Xiao Wu caught a very pleasant masculine scent. Her delicate body trembled slightly, but she did not push him away.

Xu Ran was the only person she could trust now. If he were gone, she did not know who else she could trust.

Under all the heavens, only Xu Ran would never deceive her. She dared not trust anyone else, anyone at Nuoding Academy. Tang San's affection over the past six years had all been false, so how could she hope that anything else was real?

The wind raced like lightning, and rain poured down in torrents. The wind howled wildly, and rain battered them both.

Xu Ran simply put away the umbrella in his hand, freeing both arms to hold Xiao Wu tightly and give her as much warmth as he could.

"If holding it in hurts too much, just cry."

"With me by your side from now on, no one will dare bully you," Xu Ran said softly, gently patting and stroking Xiao Wu's back as though soothing a child.

Xiao Wu said nothing, only buried her head in Xu Ran's chest and sobbed softly. For some reason, he felt so warm to her. Breathing in his scent, she found it even harder to contain her hurt.

Tang San, who had lived with her for six years, had deceived her and harbored evil intentions. Yet Xu Ran, whom she had known for only a few days, treated her so well. That was the difference between them.

Two figures could not help surfacing in her mind. One was Tang San, and the other was Xu Ran. Tang San spun lie after lie, utterly ridiculous, like an actor. Xu Ran, despite being an Auspicious Beast, was upright through and through, humble in temperament and without a trace of arrogance. The two formed a stark contrast in her heart.

Without comparison, there was no hurt.

Only with that comparison did she understand how hypocritical Tang San was and how well Xu Ran treated her.

Xu Ran's injuries were almost completely healed now, yet he had not abandoned her and fled alone. Instead, he wanted to do everything he could to help her, bring her to her senses, and then escape together. How could she let down someone who could disregard even his own life?

"Xu Ran, I'm sorry."

"Not only did I fail in my duty as a Soul Beast to protect the Auspicious Beast, I also caused you to expose yourself under so many people's eyes to help me. You even missed the best chance to escape," Xiao Wu said, filled with deep guilt and self-reproach. Her heart hurt so much she could die. For a despicable, shameless person like Tang San, she had driven both herself and Xu Ran into a desperate situation. What if Tang San told Tang Hao about her and Xu Ran? What would Tang Hao do if he learned that she had already seen through their plot? Then both she and Xu Ran would be in danger.

"It's all right. As long as you've recognized the villain, that's enough. Tang San has been deceiving you all along. It's enough that you understand now. As for everything else, you have me. I'm not all that weak, either," Xu Ran said, a hint of mockery showing on his face. He had detected Tang San's presence and could not help holding Xiao Wu a little tighter. He had not won Xiao Wu over yet, so naturally he could not take liberties with her outright. He only needed to make Tang San misunderstand.

"Xiao Wu."

"My Xiao Wu."

Tang San knew Xiao Wu's temperament. Seeing how heavily it was raining, he had come looking for her with an umbrella, never expecting to witness such a scene.

At that moment, Xiao Wu's clothes clung tightly to her snow-white skin, and a black men's coat was draped over her. Yet the alluring curves of her youthful body were still inevitably outlined to perfection.

Like this, Xiao Wu had a few more traces of delicate softness than the lively, lovely girl she had been before. Her slender, delicate figure seemed capable of drawing countless gazes.

Yet this breathtakingly beautiful Xiao Wu was now held in Xu Ran's arms.

"Xu Ran, you beast! Let go of Xiao Wu! Let her go!" Tang San roared, standing in the street. Even he had never touched Xiao Wu. What right did Xu Ran have? Xu Ran was a despicable, shameless thing who had stolen Xiao Wu through shameless means. What right did he have to hold such a beautiful Xiao Wu in his arms?

"Pfft."

Tang San was so furious he wanted to cough up blood. At that moment, Xu Ran's hands were such an eyesore to him. Xiao Wu was so beautiful, her delicate body rising and falling slightly. Though she was still only a young girl, she was like a flower about to bloom. That budding quality, combined with her exquisite, tender features, made her stand out so much.

"Ding! Verbal abuse directed at the host has been detected. To protect the host's perfect image, Tang San's remarks have been blocked directly by the system. Given that the host and Xiao Wu, the female lead of the Douluo Continent, are currently in an emotionally delicate phase, Xiao Wu will not hear Tang San's abusive remarks toward the host either." The System Lady's sweet voice rang out, almost making Xu Ran laugh.

He had been wondering why Tang San was acting so strangely, flailing his arms and legs, doing who knew what. So the system had blocked his words.

The System Lady's methods were really advanced!

Tang San, curse all you like. I can't hear you anyway.

Xu Ran could not help thinking, Among all the systems under heaven, who could compare to the System Lady? Not only were the system's service functions powerful, but she could also undergo Human Transformation in the future and continue serving her host. He remembered the System Lady saying that after the system underwent Human Transformation, she would be able to serve her host better. He still did not quite understand what that meant. He only knew that the System Lady would be very powerful if she underwent Human Transformation.

"Xu Ran, you beast! I told you to let go of Xiao Wu! Can't you hear me?"

"Someone like you dares show his lust the moment he's stolen Xiao Wu away. What will happen to her by your side in the future? It's hard to imagine. You're a demon. Sooner or later, Xiao Wu will be in danger at your hands."

"..."

"Xiao Wu, can you hear me? Xu Ran is no good. He's been deceiving you all along."

Tang San screamed with all his might, watching Xu Ran ahead of him, who seemed to still be taking liberties with Xiao Wu. In truth, Xu Ran's palms were still a centimeter away from Xiao Wu's delicate body and were not touching her at all. But it was a rainy night, it was so dark, and Tang San was some distance from them, so he could not see very clearly.

Besides, in Tang San's heart, Xu Ran was now a devil guilty of every conceivable evil. In Tang San's eyes, Xu Ran's methods were utterly vile. Would someone like that treat a girl this way? If he dared act so brazenly now, he would probably have even more terrifying methods once he had completely won her over. He had heard of girls who had gone astray and whose weaknesses had fallen into men's hands, forcing them thereafter to do things they did not like.

Clearly, Xu Ran was just such a person.