RNP Chapter 268 Xiao Wu: I Can't Forgive Myself
Chapter 268 Xiao Wu: I Can't Forgive Myself
Chapter 268 Xiao Wu: I Can't Forgive Myself
Tianmeng, who was bullying Axie in the corner and had clearly defined her position in the family, was stunned when she heard these words.
Sensing Huo Yuhao's obvious indulgence towards Dai Yun'er, she said somewhat uncertainly:
"Is that so? I feel like it's the same as now, just simply taking care of a child."
A meaningful smile flashed in Hyotei's deep blue eyes.
"Perhaps."
Shortly thereafter, in the private kitchenette attached to the top suite of the cargo ship.
Dai Yun'er's cheeks were already stuffed full, and her cherry lips were glistening with oil.
She swallowed the crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside roasted meat with difficulty, and then, as if belatedly realizing what was happening, mumbled:
"Hmm... so what kind of relationship do we have now?"
"What's the relationship?"
Huo Yuhao, who was sipping a bowl of lobster millet porridge, paused upon hearing this, feeling a familiar toothache rising from his back molars.
He paused for a moment, then picked up another skewer of golden grilled fish from the plate next to him and stuffed it directly into Dai Yun'er's mouth.
"Don't overthink it, keep eating."
Meanwhile, in a hidden little world somewhere in the Douluo Continent.
Nestled within a valley filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers is a small but exquisite courtyard.
In the courtyard, there are three quaint wooden houses.
Inside the small wooden house in the very center, a woman who looked to be in her early twenties was carrying a bowl of steaming rice porridge and walking towards the inner room.
Her long, jet-black hair was simply draped behind her head, and she wore a simple long dress, which could not hide her incredibly hot and alluring figure.
However, her heterochromatic eyes, which should have been bright and sparkling, were unusually cold at this moment, and contained an unyielding sorrow.
Zhu Zhuqing pushed open the inner room door very gently, making only a barely audible creaking sound.
Walking slowly into the bedroom, you can see a figure reclining on the bed, leaning against the headboard.
It was a woman dressed in a plain white nightgown, with her long, smooth hair braided into a long scorpion braid, which now hung down listlessly.
Her eyes, which should have been bright and clever, were staring blankly at the vibrant scenery outside the window, completely unfocused.
I don't know if she was reminiscing about something or simply letting her mind go blank.
Looking at Xiao Wu, who remained silent even after waking from her deep sleep, Zhu Zhuqing concealed some of the sorrow in her heterochromatic eyes.
She stepped forward and handed the porcelain bowl in her hand to Xiao Wu, her voice extremely soft.
"Xiao Wu, I cooked some porridge. You should eat some. Even if you have an iron body, you can't withstand this kind of torment of not eating or drinking."
So many years have passed, we still need to look forward.
"Look ahead..."
Xiao Wu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her empty gaze finally showed a faint ripple.
"Zhuqing, I understand all the reasons you're giving me. But I really don't know what to do."
Before she could finish speaking, a thick layer of mist quickly welled up in her already beautiful eyes, and her voice trembled uncontrollably.
"I've already forgiven Third Brother, really, I don't blame him. But I just can't forgive myself. Among us, I've had the most contact with Yuhao."
If I had discovered it sooner, even just a little bit, perhaps things wouldn't have gotten to this point where it's beyond repair.
The thought of her unborn child, who had perished due to Tang San's being trapped in the temporal turbulence and forcibly activating the power of the Asura God, causing an accident that ultimately led to her death, made Xiao Wu feel an unbearable pain.
The son-in-law she found agreeable and wholeheartedly approved of was actually plotting something with the Golden Dragon King that she knew nothing about.
If everyone sat down and had a calm and peaceful talk, things might have turned out differently.
And there's also the dancing tung tree...
After that incident, she fell into self-doubt and even became unsure of who she really was.
Is it the innocent and carefree Wang Dong'er, or the aloof and cold Wang Qiu'er, or perhaps the Xiao Qi who carries too much scheming?
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes also showed obvious heartache.
She placed the porcelain bowl on the bedside table, and without further hesitation, stepped forward and hugged Xiaowu's trembling body tightly, gently patting her back again and again, softly comforting her.
"How can you blame yourself? It's all because of those men, each one of them is so self-righteous, and they always try to hide everything from us."
"If we had known about what happened to Xiaoqi earlier, none of this trouble would have happened."
Towards the end, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
She truly never imagined that her most respected third brother would use his own daughter to simultaneously plot the birth of both the human destiny child and the soul beast destiny child in the Douluo plane.
The fortune that should have belonged to the soul beasts, although it returned to the Douluo plane after Huo Yuhao ascended to the God Realm, no longer belonged exclusively to the soul beasts.
As the life energy contained in the Douluo plane continues to decline, the number of Limit Douluo that can be born among humans is actually increasing.
After Zhu Zhuqing comforted her, Xiao Wu's suppressed sobs gradually subsided.
She twitched her nose slightly and said in a muffled voice in Zhu Zhuqing's arms:
"Zhuqing, you've really gone to so much trouble for us. Even though you're the youngest among us, you're always taking care of me."
Zhu Zhuqing said with a mix of helplessness and amusement:
"Alright, Xiao Wu, it's good that you know you're causing me trouble. Now, obediently drink my rice porridge, don't make me work for nothing."
Lifting her head slightly from Zhu Zhuqing's full, warm embrace, Xiao Wu asked softly:
"What happened outside while I was asleep for those decades?"
Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly, but instead of answering directly, she placed the still-warm bowl of rice porridge back in front of Xiao Wu.
"I'll tell you the story as you eat."
Seeing that Xiao Wu finally obediently took the bowl and began to drink in small sips, Zhu Zhuqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief before slowly speaking:
"The most important thing that has happened recently, according to Da Ming and Er Ming, is that the Soul Beast Lord of the Star Dou Great Forest has fully awakened."
The two of them seemed to want to help the Soul Beast Lord to revive the future of the Soul Beast race...
"Cough cough..."
Before she could even finish a few mouthfuls of the rice porridge, Xiao Wu started coughing uncontrollably when she heard the words "Lord of Soul Beasts."
He didn't even bother to wipe his mouth; his face was filled with anxiety.
"Wait a minute, Zhu Qing. If that person really awakens, wouldn't a full-scale war between humans and soul beasts be inevitable sooner or later for the sake of the soul beast race's survival?"
Although none of her parents, Da Ming, or Er Ming were qualified to truly step into the core area of the Beast Land back then, she had still heard of the title of the Lord of Soul Beasts.
It can be said that the reason why the Star Dou Great Forest can become the largest gathering place of soul beasts in the Douluo Continent is precisely because of the existence of that person.
On the Douluo Continent today, the soul beast race is basically extinct, with only a small portion of their habitat remaining in captivity by humans.
Against this backdrop, Xiao Wu had no doubt that the racial hatred that had been accumulating for tens of thousands of years would eventually be completely ignited by the awakening of this soul beast lord.
For a moment, Xiao Wu's mind was in turmoil.
She wanted to help her own race of spirit beasts regain their lives, but she also didn't want to see the bloodshed of war.
In a flash, Xiao Wu, as if grasping at a last straw, suggested, "Zhu Qing, could we ask Rong Rong for help with this?"
"Rongrong's Qiankun Wenqing Valley holds a very high position in the human federation, doesn't it? If she could mediate, wouldn't it be possible to prevent a war?"
But as soon as she finished speaking, as if she had thought of something, Xiao Wu's face, which had just shown hope, quickly dimmed again, revealing a hint of obvious grievance.
Those pretty lips were slightly upturned, as if a soy sauce bottle could hang from them.
"Although my lucid moments have always been irregular, so many years have passed, why hasn't Rongrong come to see me even once? Is she still angry with us?"
In Xiao Wu's view, even though everyone is brothers and sisters, the series of events that happened back then can be considered an undeserved disaster for Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Fatty.
But after so many years, there are still such convenient soul communication devices available to the outside world.
Even if I can't leave this little world, isn't it really too much to not even respond to a single message?
Upon hearing Xiao Wu's words, Zhu Zhuqing's face showed a hint of barely perceptible sorrow.
To avoid further emotional turmoil for Xiao Wu, he concealed what happened to Rong Rong, and he didn't know whether that was the right or wrong thing to do.
Is Rongrong now Ning Rongrong, who possesses the memories of the God of Love, or is the God of Love who only possesses the memories of Ning Rongrong?
Even Zhu Zhuqing herself didn't know the answer to this question.
She could only forcefully suppress her emotions and speak again to dispel Xiao Wu's suspicions.
"Xiao Wu, don't overthink it. As you know, Rongrong is now in charge of Qiankun Wenqing Valley, and she can't leave easily."
And like us, she also occasionally falls into a deep sleep to combat the erosion of time. Alright, I'll take some time to personally travel to Qiankun Wenqing Valley to discuss this with Rongrong.
Hearing Zhu Zhuqing agree, Xiao Wu stopped thinking about it and picked up her spoon again, taking small bites of the rice porridge in her bowl.
"Zhuqing, your cooking skills are getting better and better. I would be happy to stay asleep even if I could eat your cooking after I wake up."
Seeing Xiao Wu finally wearing a faint smile again, Zhu Zhuqing's lips also unconsciously curled up.
But a sudden, inexplicable premonition arose in her heart, causing her brows to furrow involuntarily.
It's as if something unexpected is about to happen around you.
……
Two and a half months later, Tianhai City's foreign trade port.
A slightly warm sea breeze, carrying a salty and damp scent, swept across the pier, while sunlight shone on the vast, boundless sea, creating a shimmering golden halo.
Seagulls cried out joyfully in the sky, and as a huge ocean-going cargo ship slowly docked, it caused a considerable commotion among the workers who had been waiting on the dock for a long time.
Amid the roar of machinery and the noisy unloading of goods by the workers, Huo Yuhao helplessly helped a swaying figure beside him down the gangway.
At this moment, Dai Yun'er's once bright and beautiful face was deathly pale, even her lips were almost bloodless, and she leaned limply against Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao really didn't expect that Dai Yun'er would get seasick.
And once I was dizzy, it lasted for two and a half months.
When they first set sail on the open sea, Dai Yun'er was like a kitten that had broken free of its cage, pointing at the sea spirits leaping out of the water and shouting excitedly, full of boundless energy.
However, her excitement didn't last long before a severe case of seasickness completely overwhelmed her.
For the next two months, Huo Yuhao stayed by Dai Yun'er's side almost every step of the way.
They were afraid that this delicate princess might encounter some irreparable problem during this long voyage.
Sometimes, when he couldn't bear it any longer, Huo Yuhao could only maintain the state of Martial Soul Fusion with her for a long time, using his spiritual power to nurture her.
The direct result of this was that the compatibility between the two people's martial souls actually increased throughout the journey.
Fortunately, after two and a half months of arduous voyage, we have finally arrived at Douluo Continent.
When her feet touched the ground again, Dai Yun'er felt as if she had finally woken up from a nightmare that had lasted for two and a half months.
Her eyes, which had been dull and lifeless, began to shine again. Unable to contain her emotions any longer, she threw herself into Huo Yuhao's arms and began to sob softly.
"Waaaaah, I never want to go on a boat again! It's so scary! The storybooks say sailors always take cute cats with them when they go to sea, but that's all a lie, waaaaah..."
Huo Yuhao was both amused and exasperated by her words, and could only gently pat her back to comfort her for a while.
Only after the sobbing in his arms gradually subsided did Huo Yuhao ask the dark, blood-red eyes that had been standing silently in front of him:
"How's it going? Has the person I asked you to contact in advance arrived yet?"
"Reporting back to the master, the Dark Bell should be near this port."
The dark, blood-red eyes spoke in a completely calm voice, tilting their heads slightly as if sensing something.
"I can already smell that awful odor on her."
After taking another careful look at the air, Dark Blood Eyes turned and walked toward a row of open-air shops on the east side of the port.
"Master, please come with me."
(End of this chapter)