Chapter 15 I Speak for You
At noon, the sun hung high overhead.
Shu Ning's carved bowls, chopsticks, and wooden basins are already quite impressive.
He then went to fetch some water and placed the basin filled with water beside the bed.
Then he took a clean piece of animal hide and placed it beside him.
Looking at the man sleeping soundly, his skin was as pale as paper, exuding a sickly beauty.
Ink-black hair was casually splashed onto this beautiful face.
Shu Ning gently leaned down, her fingers lightly touching his hair, and tucked a few stray strands behind his ear.
Then she got up and decided to go find the Holy Mother.
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"Ningning, you're here." Mu Xia greeted Shu Ning with a smile when she saw her arrive.
"Mother, I need to speak with you," Shu Ning said.
"What could possibly make my Ningning come all the way to see Mother?"
Ever since Mu Xia arranged for the original owner to marry her first beast husband, Xuan Lin, she stopped providing her with food.
No matter how much she throws a tantrum or screams, it's no use.
She looked at Shu Ning, who was getting fatter and fatter, and realized that she was so fat that she had trouble walking. She knew that she couldn't change her weight unless she used some ruthless methods.
It's all her fault for spoiling her too much before and not controlling her diet in time.
When the original owner saw that Mu Xia didn't care about her food and drink, she threatened to sever her mother-daughter relationship with her and rarely took the initiative to visit Mu Xia after that.
What Mu Xia didn't know at the time was that Xuan Lin didn't care about the original owner's life or death at all.
No matter how much the original owner scolded or beat him, or tried to please him, he remained unmoved and kept his distance from her after they got married.
The original owner couldn't bring herself to do it; she didn't want others, especially her mother, to know that her beastly husband wouldn't even give her food.
So not long after, they found a few orcs to devise a plan to capture Xuanmo.
Knowing that Xuanmo wasn't a wolf, he definitely wouldn't tell anyone about her.
With Xuanmo's abilities, he could easily escape on his own once he recovered from his injuries.
But he didn't, and of course he didn't find her anything to eat.
Seeing that this beastly husband was no good, the original owner became furious and decided to find another beastly husband.
When she was out and about, she passed through a canyon and unexpectedly encountered Yi Yuan, who was on the verge of death. She asked him to be her beast husband before she would save him.
Yiyuan agreed and promised to bring her food after the marriage, but he treated it as a task to be completed.
He decided to bring her food for a year and then leave.
"Ningning has really lost weight!" Mu Xia looked at Shu Ning in front of her with great joy.
"It seems my decision was right."
"Mother..." This was the first time Shu Ning had heard someone praise her for losing weight since she started dieting, and a smile immediately appeared on her face.
However, she didn't come here to chat today.
“Mother, I came to see you today to talk about Xuanmo.”
"Xuanmo? What happened to him?" Mu Xia's smile faded.
"I want to know if Xuanmo's capture yesterday was at Mother's behest," Shu Ning said, looking at Mu Xia.
“Yes, weren’t you attacked by the Black Serpent Clan a few days ago? The beastmen who went to the Jiao Clan with you all said that Xuan Mo was involved, so I couldn’t be biased,” Mu Xia said.
"Mother, how could you let them capture Xuanmo without even asking what happened? Let them beat him and almost sacrifice him!" Shu Ning said, somewhat agitated.
"Sacrifice? I only asked them to capture him and interrogate him," Mu Xia said, frowning.
"If I hadn't discovered him in time, he would have almost died on the sacrificial altar!"
"Ningning, don't get agitated. How is Xuanmo now?"
He's fine now.
"It's good that you're alright. Don't worry, Ningning, I'll have someone investigate this matter thoroughly," Mu Xia comforted her.
"Bring Fang Yu and Fang Shi here."
Then, Xiao Chong brought in the two orcs from yesterday.
"Speak, why did you frame Xuanmo?" Shu Ning asked.
“We…” one of the orcs said.
"Weren't you so confident yesterday that you saw Xuanmo? Why are you mute now?" Mu Xia said angrily.
“Holy Lady, if it weren’t for him, we wouldn’t have been ambushed by the Black Serpent Clan,” another beastman said.
“It wasn’t him,” Shu Ning said.
"The Black Serpent Clan was originally located near the Jiaolong Clan. They launched a surprise attack on the Jiaolong Clan the day before we were attacked."
The two orcs were somewhat surprised.
"How did you know?" Fang Yu asked.
"Do you still remember the eldest prince of the Jiao clan?"
The two orcs didn't quite understand.
"He's the one who came to thank me specifically at the banquet. He was injured by the Black Serpent Clan and only recovered after using the Mystic Crystal."
"No wonder we were attacked by the Black Serpent Clan so quickly after leaving the Jiao Clan."
Fang Shi suddenly realized something.
"Actually, they weren't targeting us, but Mo Li!"
“That’s right, if they capture Mo Li, they’ll have a hostage,” Shu Ning said.
“And the reason I’m so sure it wasn’t Xuan Mo is because I saw Xuan Mo the day before we set off. But I didn’t smell his scent at the time,” Shu Ning explained.
"So, we really misunderstood him," Fang Yu said.
“It almost killed him,” Fang Shi added.
The two lowered their heads.
"Holy Lady, Shu Ning, tell us what you want us to do to make amends for our mistakes."
"You can decide for yourself," Mu Xia said, looking at Shu Ning.
“Since you didn’t do it on purpose, and I’m not a heartless person, I want you to apologize to Xuanmo. He’s very weak right now, and you need to hunt for him until he recovers.”
"Okay, okay...we'll go right away. Thank you for your forgiveness, Holy Mother and Shu Ning."
After saying that, the two left.
Mu Xia looked at Shu Ning with eyes full of relief.
Her Ningning has finally grown up.
A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Chong's eyes as he watched them from the side.
This female has changed quite a bit lately.
"Mom, thank you," Shu Ning said gratefully.
"No need to thank me, this is what Mother should do."
"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now," Shu Ning said.
"Okay, come to me again if you need anything. I'll take care of it for you."
After Shu Ning finished speaking, she went back.
"Xiao Chong, you've noticed the changes in Ningning lately, haven't you?" Mu Xia said to Xiao Chong.
"Yes, she has indeed changed a lot," Xiao Chong replied, a fleeting, almost imperceptible look in his eyes, a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth.
On the way back, Shu Ning was in a great mood.
Suddenly remembering last night... a blush crept onto her face.
"Congratulations, host, you have completed the main quest."
"Wait a minute..." Shu Ning interrupted upon hearing the system's words.
"Is it time to upgrade?"
"That's right."
"Can we upgrade in a few days?"
...
"Yes, the system will be upgraded in 7 days."
"Besides leveling up, what other rewards are there?"
"No."
Shu Ning was speechless.
"There are no rewards for the main quest, but there are rewards for completing the hidden side quest to save Xuanmo," the system said.
Shu Ning never expected that saving Xuan Mo was actually a hidden mission.
"What kind of reward?" Shu Ning asked expectantly.
"A bomb as a reward."
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