Chapter 44: You Call My Sister a Fool? I will tear your mouth!
"AHHHH!"
Ruan Chanchan hadn’t even finished speaking when Xie Daiyu clasped hold of her wrist and pulled her close. And before she could say anything, the mer caught hold of her waist and brought her close to his side before running out of the cave. It took her by surprise to the point that she couldn’t hold back her scream, even when she wanted to.
"Host, you need to calm down. You are screaming like a chicken about to be beheaded!" Xiao Xi said to Ruan Chanchan, who stopped screaming. She turned and looked at the system before saying to him, "You are really useless. Someone kidnapped me, and you didn’t even protect me?"
"The last time, you couldn’t even detect the presence of this mer, and this time around, you couldn’t even protect your host. You are really useless!"
Xiao Xi felt wronged. He pursed his lips and then said to Ruan Chanchan, "I am not useless, host. Xie Daiyu is not harming you, which is why Xiao Xi cannot do anything to hurt him. If he were harming you, then Xiao Xi would have fought to the death with him!"
Ruan Chanchan rolled her eyes upon hearing the claims made by the system. She knew very well how useless this thing could be at times. It couldn’t even stop Xie Daiyu from kidnapping her. How could he even think of fighting Xie Daiyu to the death?
"Where are you taking me?" Ruan Chanchan questioned as she turned her head and looked at the mer who was hurrying down the winding paths of the cave dwelling. What was this mer even trying to do? First, he came to her cave and then asked her if she could save someone who was poisoned, and then, without letting her know what he was trying to do, he took her out of the cave as if he were kidnapping her.
Was he trying to give her a heart attack or something of the sort?
Ruan Chanchan simply couldn’t understand the course of action of this mer.
Xie Daiyu paused when he heard Ruan Chanchan’s question. Oh, he was in a hurry to take Ruan Chanchan to Ah Man and didn’t even tell her anything about the incident. He pursed his lips and said to Ruan Chanchan, "One of the warrior beastmen was bitten by the Mist Spider. She is now on the verge of death because no one knows how to deal with the poison, since you can do it, then you might as well do it."
However, Ruan Chanchan didn’t think it was that simple. First of all, she was the fool of the tribe; no one would be foolish enough to let her deal with the poison. Secondly, Ruan Chanchan had a lot of haters; even though her presence didn’t affect them at all, they were simply jealous of her good life. How could they allow her to take the limelight by treating someone? They would definitely raise objections.
Ruan Chanchan shrugged while lying on Xie Daiyu’s shoulders. Even though the mer was carrying her like a sack of rice, she had no other choice but to stay quiet. Though she could really treat the Mist Spider’s poison, Ruan Chanchan had no hope of getting a chance to show off.
Xie Daiyu wasn’t one to think as deeply as Ruan Chanchan. He simply brought her to the clearing where Ah Man was lying. Nuannuan was still kneeling beside her, and even when other mers tried to talk with him, he didn’t listen to them. His eyes were still staring at his wife, and he seemed close to fainting from how hard he had been sobbing.
If not for the fact that he was holding onto his son, he would have really fainted then and there. He couldn’t believe how such a thing happened to their family. His wife was fine just in the morning, and she even said that she was going to return very soon, yet something like this happened.
Nuannuan wished he could turn back time and stop his wife from leaving. Maybe that way, his wife would stay safe and by his side. However, he was no god who could do such a thing.
"Xie Daiyu, what are you doing? Why did you bring this fool with you?" Zhou Laosan, a beast woman of the tribe, turned and looked at the mer with a hint of disdain on her face. In the past, she had once tried to mate with Xie Daiyu, but the mer had rejected her and even insulted her because she was not as strong as him. Ever since then, she had been going against Xie Daiyu every chance that she could get.
However, she never succeeded. But now that she had finally gotten a chance to drag Xie Daiyu down with her, she was not going to let it go!
Everyone turned to look at Xie Daiyu, and when they saw Ruan Chanchan dangling by his shoulders, they couldn’t help but turn their nose upwards. They were looking at Ruan Chanchan as if they were looking at something disgusting.
Ruan Chanchan was not offended by their looks. She knew that in this tribe, strength spoke. Since she was someone who couldn’t hunt or protect the tribe, it was only natural that they didn’t respect her.
Ruan Zeqiu was, however, not as calm. He looked at the women and the mers as well as the men who were looking down at his sister, and his temper flared at once. He pointedly glared at Zhou Laosan and then said to the woman, "Zhou Laosan! Watch what you say. Who are you calling a little fool? See if I don’t tear your mouth if you dare to mock my sister again."
Zhou Laosan sneered, but her sneer was not as courageous as before. Though Ruan Zeqiu was a mer, he was stronger than her; thus, even though the woman wanted to show off her might, she couldn’t because she knew that Ruan Zeqiu would beat her to the ground.
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