Ch 17: Liu Xi Xi’s Past
“Sigh…”
Xia Jiuyuan sighed, waking up to find his life no longer under his own control, and was told there was no way to solve it!
What about the System? Hurry and save me, quickly assign a relevant task, isn’t everything within the System’s grasp?
Unfortunately, the System was as good as dead, not responding to Xia Jiuyuan’s request, so he had to talk to the mysterious Spirit Plant on his chest.
“Zhan, can you come out for a chat?”
“It’s useless, Uncle Li couldn’t even force it out to communicate.”
“Misfortune leans on good fortune, no matter!”
Xia Jiuyuan touched his Heart, he was indeed powerless to do anything about it, so he uttered a word to comfort himself and asked another question.
“How many days was I unconscious?”
Mo Mo replied:
“You were in the Forbidden Zone for two days, and unconscious for three days after coming out. It’s now the second to last day before the Martial Arts Grand Competition.”
“Is that so… Mo Mo, let Liu Xixi come in, this matter isn’t her fault.”
“Damn it, you’re just mesmerized by this White-furred Beast Girl Little Girl!”
Mo Mo muttered to herself, unresigned, and walked out of the Room to call Liu Xixi.
“Come to my Room tonight.”
“Ah?”
After Mo Mo left, Jun Liuhe said something surprising.
After all, ever since Jun Liuhe recovered her Spiritual Awareness, although she hadn’t said anything, given her terrifying Aura, Xia Jiuyuan hadn’t entered her Room again.
“Hmm?”
Jun Liuhe tilted her head slightly, her emerald eyes flickering with confusion.
“Why this reaction? Haven’t you seen enough?”
“Cough, cough.”
He said that, but back then she was like a Puppet, how could it be the same as now?
Mo Mo, who finally rushed back, broke the awkward atmosphere.
She was full of suspicion.
“The Atmosphere is strange, what were you doing just now?”
Ever since she knew Jun Liuhe had installed a tracker on Xia Jiuyuan, she no longer believed Jun Liuhe’s attitude of appearing to have no desire for Xia Jiuyuan.
“You’re overthinking it, where is Liu Xixi?”
Mo Mo pouted and pointed outside the door, saying, “She’s standing at the door, afraid to come in.”
Hearing this, Xia Jiuyuan cleared his throat and said as gently as possible:
“Xixi, you’re standing outside the door, do you not want to see me?”
“…I’m sorry, Xia Jiuyuan… I’m too terrible, I—”
Hearing Liu Xixi’s choked sobs, Xia Jiuyuan’s expression immediately turned serious, and he commanded, “Stop, I order you to come in!”
Liu Xixi was silent for a few seconds, then shuffled into the Room with her head bowed.
“Come here, sit next to me!”
She looked at the serious Xia Jiuyuan on the sickbed with her rosy eyes, and slowly walked over under Mo Mo’s bared-teeth expression.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Liu Xixi moved to the bedside, Xia Jiuyuan grabbed her into his arms.
“See, I’m not being distant at all, am I?”
Liu Xixi, suddenly embraced by Xia Jiuyuan, instantly bristled, her previously drooping Ears and tail perking up straight.
But after hearing Xia Jiuyuan’s warm words, her whole body softened again.
“I’m sorry, I, I—”
“Don’t apologize.”
“…Thank you… I… I will take responsibility until the end!”
?
Xia Jiuyuan’s head popped with a question mark upon hearing Liu Xixi’s words.
What did she mean by taking responsibility for him?
Xia Jiuyuan stroked her curly hair, and even rubbed her Beast Ears from time to time.
Each rub caused Liu Xixi’s entire body to tremble slightly.
Under this combination of actions, Liu Xixi’s Emotions gradually returned to normal, her cheeks and Neck becoming flushed.
“I… ever since I witnessed my Parents’ death, the Taotie and Recklessness Intent within me began to lose control.
Afterwards, I killed someone, but my Uncle is a World-Ending Strongman, so I don’t need to pay with my life for them.
Even when I went to apologize to the victims’ families, they still smiled at me…
I can’t stand this feeling, I’m afraid to face it, I’m so cowardly that I locked myself in isolation for ten years…
Other than this not-bad strength, I’m truly useless… but this strength also stems from the Power of my Bloodline…
People in the Forest of No Return either fear me or covet me.
Only you have been selflessly helping me all along, even risking your life for it.
…Actually, I’m really curious why you help me without compensation…”
As she spoke, Liu Xixi’s small face turned even redder, because she felt that the pure Relationship between them, which had only lasted less than two days, had changed.
Not only his towards her, but also hers towards him!
Ever since tasting Xia Jiuyuan’s Blood, Liu Xixi felt that everything else had lost its flavor.
His Blood was too enticing!
It was completely different from the taste of Human Race blood she knew!
Seeing that the situation was not right, Xia Jiuyuan didn’t try to be mischievous, he simply stroked Liu Xixi’s head, with a smile, and assumed a listening posture.
Liu Xixi bit her lip and spoke again:
“Do you know, actually many people say I caused my Parents’ death.
If it weren’t for me, my Parents, with the Magical Artifacts they carried, could definitely have escaped from that sudden Torment Beast.
They did it to protect me…”
“You can’t say that—”
Liu Xixi covered Xia Jiuyuan’s mouth and continued:
“But what they said is probably right. When I woke up and was told everything by my Uncle, his eyes on me were very complicated…
At that time, various rumors were flying around, and even the gentle Uncle took action to suppress some people.
I also thought I caused my Parents’ death, and I wanted to die to atone for it.
However, however, they sacrificed their lives to save me. If I died, their sacrifice would be meaningless.
So, I want to live, to live outstandingly, to become a well-known existence, and I want everyone to know that their sacrifice was worth it!”
Xia Jiuyuan was moved by what he heard, but also a bit overwhelmed. How did Liu Le teach his child?
This made Liu Xixi carry the burden of her Parents’ death!
Considering the rumors that Liu Le only managed to win Jing Yu as his wife in the past two years, his lack of experience with children might not be unacceptable.
Xia Jiuyuan carefully chose his words.
“Liu Xixi, you need to understand, your Parents protected you because they loved you, you don’t need to prove anything to anyone.
We must remember the past, but not let the past overwrite the future.”
Liu Xixi was silent for a few seconds, then uttered in a daze:
“Because… they love me?”
“Don’t they love you?”
“No, no, my Parents loved me the most. Whenever they had free time, they took me out to play. Because I was influenced by the Taotie, I had a strange habit of liking to drink Blood. My Parents didn’t dislike me, instead, they prepared Blood from various races for me.
And many, many more, I… I…”
“So, don’t let other people’s words affect your actions. Just like before, accept your Parents’ love with an open heart.”
“…”
Liu Xixi fell into silence.
She inexplicably thought, if her Parents were still alive, knowing she had been reclusive for ten years, what would they do?
If it were before, she would think her Parents would be disappointed in her.
But now she thought of another possibility.
“They would definitely hug me and comfort me…”
Thinking of this, Liu Xixi’s mind went blank. She suppressed the urge to cry again and struggled out of Xia Jiuyuan’s embrace.
“I, my mind is very confused right now, I need time to think.”
“Yes, it’s not too late, Xixi.”
Liu Xixi took a deep breath, rubbed her face, and said:
“I’ll think about my life goals slowly, but in short, in this World, without strength, everything is just talk.”
She cleared her mind and turned to challenge Mo Mo and Jun Liuhe in the Room.
“Martial Arts Grand Competition, come and fight!”
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