Chapter 89 The Wedding Is Not Taking Place
The next morning.
When Xiao Chong opened his eyes, he found himself in a cave, and he sat up abruptly.
"Um…"
Hearing the female voice beside him, he turned his head and saw Shu Ning next to him. Only then did he realize that he was in Shu Ning's cave.
In order not to wake her, he quietly got out of bed, only to find that he was not wearing any clothes.
What exactly happened?
He looked completely bewildered.
He was clearly in the Abandoned Beast Domain just a few days ago, investigating an incident where a stray beast had disappeared without a trace.
They tracked the gang of thieves all the way to the Illusionary Desert.
Shortly after entering the Illusionary Desert, their tracks disappeared.
He was crouching down to look for their trail when a sudden gust of wind swept in, and he was accidentally caught in the tornado. He lost all memory of what happened after that.
When she woke up again, she was already lying in Shu Ning's bed.
Did she save me?
How did she get to that place?
Xiao Chong lowered his eyes to look at the sleeping female beside him. A complex emotion flashed in his deep eyes, which was quickly replaced by tenderness.
He gently brushed the strands of hair from her forehead and placed a light kiss on it.
He then got up and put on the dirty animal clothes that Shu Ning had thrown aside.
He looked around the empty cave, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and then left.
When Shu Ning woke up, Xiao Chong was nowhere to be seen, making her wonder if she had been dreaming last night.
I had a terrible dream. First, I dreamt that I saw Xiao Chong's figure in a dusty desert, and then I dreamt that he was buried under the desert, dying.
But when she touched the fine sand on the bed, she frowned slightly.
Is this not a dream?
She got up and opened the system assistant to check her favorability rating:
Xuanlin: 29 (No feeling)
Xuanmo: 28 (No feeling)
Yiyuan: 51 (Favorability)
Mo Li: 37 (Favorability)
Jin Tong: 44 (Favorability)
Werewolf Orc: 2.65 (No feeling)
Jiaolong Beastman: 0.76 (No effect)
Fox Clan Orc: 1.20 (No reaction)
Crimson Tiger Orc: 1.56 (No feeling)
Wilderness Marsh Orcs: 11.93 (No reaction)
Other orc races: None
Xiao Chong: Hide is temporarily unavailable.
Their favorability rating has really dropped.
It seems this wasn't a dream, but reality.
Thinking of something, she quickly got up.
I wonder if, after Xiao Chong is found, it will still be possible...
She was about to get up when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
I got up and opened the door. It was... Xuan Lin.
"Oh? At least I don't have to wake you up this time." He said in a cold tone, devoid of any emotion.
Shu Ning was stunned by his sudden words, but then she realized what he meant.
"Xuan Lin..."
"Let's go." He turned and left.
Where to?
He stopped and turned his head slightly. "Where else can we go?"
"Your new beast husband is waiting for you."
Shu Ning then realized that she had just told Yan about that matter yesterday, and the wedding was being held today?
She hurried to catch up with him, remembering that she had used his favorability points yesterday.
She looked up at him beside her.
His face was expressionless.
"Xuan Lin..."
"What's up?"
"What would you do if you had something you wanted to do, but first you had to do something else you absolutely had to do?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Lin lowered his eyes and glanced at her.
"What kind of questions are these?"
"You said it, let's chat to pass the time since we're bored on the road."
...
Xuan Lin remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"Then let's do what we have to do first, and then do what we want to do."
"oh…"
Xuan Lin noticed her downcast expression. Wasn't she going to marry a new beast husband? Why did she look like this?
Could it be related to her problem?
He took her hand, stopped walking, then placed his hands on her shoulders and looked down at her.
"Don't you want to marry this new beastly husband?"
"How could I...?"
Before Shu Ning could finish speaking, he pulled her in another direction.
"Xuan Lin, what are you doing?"
"The wedding is off."
"No!" Shu Ning said, breaking free from his hand.
In that instant, she realized that she seemed to be stronger than before, and was able to break free from his grasp so quickly.
He looked at her, her expression seemingly certain but revealing a troubled inner state, and sighed.
"That's fine too. It's good to have several powerful beastmen protecting you." He said in a low voice, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes.
They then continued walking towards the sacred pool.
She was still standing there, stunned.
"Come on, what are you waiting for?"
“Mm.” Shu Ning followed him.
Upon arriving at the Sacred Pool, the wedding ceremony proceeded as usual, albeit with the addition of several Crimson Tiger Beastmen in the audience.
Shu Ning looked around at everything, but although the sounds of laughter and drumming rang in her ears, she seemed not to hear them.
She felt like a puppet controlled by the system, but Xiao Chong's situation was an accident, and she couldn't blame anyone for saving him.
After the wedding ceremony, Nightmare and the Crimson Tiger beastman were talking.
She went out alone and saw Mu Ran rushing over.
"What's wrong, Mu Ran?"
"Shu Ning, have you seen our boss?"
"he…"
Shu Ning was completely bewildered by his words.
"What happened to your boss?"
“A few days ago, we tracked a group of thieves to the Illusion Desert, but suddenly a tornado came and scattered us. After we woke up, we searched for a long time but couldn’t find our leader.”
He said, panting.
"We were wondering if he had come back, so we decided to come back. It took us two days and two nights to get back to the wolf clan."
He glanced at the joyful scene around him and said, "I heard you're getting married to a new beastman today. I wanted to ask if you've seen our boss."
"He's alright now, don't worry."
After Shu Ning finished speaking, she saw Xiao Chong and waved to him.
"Your boss is over there!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Ran and the other beastmen followed Shu Ning's gaze.
"Boss!" Mu Ran and the others ran up to him.
Are you alright?
"It's alright, how about you guys?" Xiao Chong asked.
"We're fine too," Mu Ran said, shaking her head as she panted.
"Yes, it's good that you're alright."
"You guys go back and rest first, we'll talk about the rest later." Xiao Chong patted their shoulders, seeing how exhausted they looked.
"Okay, boss, we'll head back now."
After Mu Ran and the others left, Shu Ning stepped forward.
"Xiao Chong, what's going on here?" she asked, looking at Xiao Chong who had changed into clean animal clothing.
After Xiao Chong told her the whole story, he suddenly asked, "Ningning, how did I end up in your cave today?"
Seeing so many beastmen around, Shu Ning pulled Xiao Chong to a less crowded area.
"Um...don't get angry when I tell you."
"Okay, go ahead and say it. I'm not angry."
"I went to find Yiyuan, and I ran into you on the way."
Xiao Chong immediately sensed that her words didn't sound true. He had also heard about Yi Yuan's situation; Youhuang Marsh and Huanshi Desert were practically in the south and north of each other.
However, we continued as she suggested.
"Oh? Then how did Ningning bring me back?"
"I have other orcs with me, they're the ones who brought you here."
"I see. Then I really need to thank them properly."
He knew exactly which wolf-kin beastmen Shu Ning liked to take out with her.
Shu Ning panicked when she heard that he was going to find the so-called "orcs" she had mentioned.
"Brother Xiao Chong!" she called out.
"What's wrong, Ningning?" He smiled and looked at her with interest.
"They're too tired, let them rest more," Shu Ning said with an awkward smile.
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