Chapter 115 Punishment
"What? Tell me the details quickly!" Shu Ning asked in surprise. She never expected to encounter such a thing on the day Xuan Mo disappeared.
"His parents put forget-me-nots in his food in order to keep him in the Black Serpent Clan."
"Why did they do this?" Shu Ning asked. As the name suggests, this forget-me-not should be something that makes people forget something.
“When Xuanmo was 16, he discovered that his older playmates had suddenly changed their personalities and become bloodthirsty. Their changes confused and frightened him, and there was more than one of them,” 007 said.
He told his mother, Xuanqing, about his confusion. Xuanqing looked at Xuanmo, who was already 16 years old, and explained to him that they had undergone a divine baptism, which was soaking in the Black Pool.
"Is it the one I blew up today?" Shu Ning wondered, recalling the black pool she had seen in the Black Serpent Clan's cave earlier that day.
“That’s right. The temperament of orcs who have been soaked in the Black Pool will change because they are infested with a kind of worm called the Matchmaker Gu. When Xuan Mo heard Xuan Qing’s explanation, he felt contempt for the so-called divine baptism.”
"He didn't want to become like the orcs of his Black Serpent Clan, killing, plundering, and raiding other clans' territories. But the Black Serpent Clan's rule was that only those who had undergone divine baptism could inherit the position of leader, so he chose to give up that right."
"In the Black Serpent Clan, any male who turns 16 must undergo a divine baptism. On his 16th birthday, his father forcibly took him to the Black Pool. After several acts of resistance, he finally chose to escape from the Black Serpent Clan."
Upon hearing this, Shu Ning looked up at Xuan Mo and, sensing the strange gaze from the female beside him, lowered his head in confusion, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Has Xuanmo been parasitized?" Shu Ning asked worriedly.
"No, host. If you had been any later today, he would very likely have been forced by his father to receive the divine baptism."
Hearing this, Shu Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
What were they doing when I arrived?
She recalled the scene: Xuanmo rolling on the ground in agony by the black, disgusting pool, Ansha sitting high above, and the indifferent guards standing to the side.
"They are using the Forget-Me-Not Herb in his body to describe the information about the Gu poison to him, stimulating his memory of the Gu poison in his brain. The Forget-Me-Not Herb will quickly lock onto the memory that is currently causing him the most pain, thus taking effect."
"Are you still wondering why they didn't just push him down?"
"Yes, why?" Shu Ning had just asked this question.
"If things continue like this, then what he hated most back then wasn't the sorcerer but his father. Leaving him in that dark pool, even though the forget-me-not could make him forget his feelings for his father."
"But the Forget-Me-Not herb only has a one-time effect, leaving him in the black pool he hates and being parasitized by the Gu. They can't bear it. No parent would want to treat their child like this. What's the difference between this and abuse?"
“His parents still love him; after all, he’s their only son. Perhaps it’s a form of punishment,” 007 remarked.
Listening to 007's explanation, Shu Ning finally understood why Xuan Mo left the Black Serpent Clan and chose to stay with the Wolf Clan.
Although the original owner didn't treat him well, it was still better than receiving the so-called divine baptism there.
Even she herself felt disgusted by that pool.
"007, how's Black Pool doing?" Shu Ning asked curiously.
007 instantly showed her the footage of the explosion she had caused, saying, "Very successful."
"Ah, take it back quickly!" Shu Ning said hurriedly after seeing it.
She now understood why the Black Serpent Clan had rewarded her with bombs after the initial attack; they had foreseen this all along.
This system is really... If you explain it properly, she's not going to refuse.
However, tissues and sanitary napkins are still very important.
She looked up at Xuan Mo again; he was expressionless, even somewhat cold.
Alas, poor Xuanmo, he suffered too much on his return to the Black Serpent Clan.
Forced by parents, ridicule from relatives, jealousy and revenge from siblings...
Of course, the last two were her own imagination.
How can she help him resolve his inner conflict?
"Friendly reminder: Xuan Lin's affection level has increased by 1. The current total affection level is 41, which is the affection stage."
Upon hearing the system assistant's announcement, Shu Ning realized that she had been staring at Xuan Mo, which had made Xuan Lin... jealous?
She almost forgot about that.
She then took Xuanmo's hand.
"Friendly reminder: Xuan Lin's favorability has increased by 1 point, and his current total favorability is 42."
"Xuanmo, I'll teach them a lesson for you later!"
Upon hearing this, Xuanmo's eyes flickered slightly. Looking at her holding his hand, a warm feeling welled up in his heart.
He didn't respond to her, but instead tightened his grip on her hand.
"Friendly reminder: Xuanmo's favorability has increased by 2 points, and his current total favorability is 54."
Xuan Lin, who was standing to the side, noticed their interaction and a complicated look flashed in his eyes. He then took her other hand.
Shu Ning glanced at Xuan Lin, then at Xuan Mo; the two were almost the same height.
One was white, the other was black, and she was in the middle. She felt a strange sensation.
...
She then broke free from Xuan Lin's hand and walked from behind to Xuan Mo's other side.
She glanced at Xuan Lin secretly, and when she saw that Xuan Lin had noticed her, she gave an awkward smile.
I'm sorry, Xuan Lin, she's timid and prone to nightmares at night.
Oh no, someone will be with her tonight.
Thinking of this, she breathed a sigh of relief and then ran back.
Xuanmo, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything when he saw her running around.
Soon, the three arrived at the prison cave.
"Boss." The guard at the door called out when he saw Xuan Lin.
"Mm," Xuan Lin replied softly.
Shu Ning now understood why he wasn't in a hurry; it turned out the guard was one of his men…
After entering the prison cave, Xuan Lin noticed that Xuan Mo's eyes were slightly complicated. "If it doesn't work, we can just go in."
"It's nothing," Xuanmo said.
Shu Ning took his hand and gave him a reassuring look.
Xuanmo held her hand tightly, a feeling that warmed his heart.
The three of them then went inside.
After passing the other prisoners' quarters, we walked to the innermost cell.
Shu Ning saw several black snake beastmen sitting inside, their bodies covered in faint black snake scales, with the one sitting in the very center being the most handsome.
He must be Xuanmo's father.
Upon seeing that the visitor was Xuan Mo, he stood up and walked to the railing, grabbing it. "Xuan Mo, where is this? Is this the Wolf Clan? I can smell the scent of wolves outside."
He then saw the two wolf-like beastmen next to Xuanmo, which further confirmed his guess.
"Xuanmo, let your father out quickly!" he shouted to Xuanmo, ignoring the others.
"Do you know you're wrong?" Xuanmo asked.
"What...what did I do wrong?"
"Don't you remember forcing Xuanmo to soak in that dark pool?" Shu Ning said.
"What do you know? It's for Xuanmo's own good." He shifted his gaze to the wolf female next to Xuanmo, and seeing them holding hands, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are you Xuanmo's female wolf?"
"So what if it is?" Shu Ning looked at him, unable to guess what he was thinking, and said calmly.
Seeing that she showed no fear in front of him, Ansha couldn't help but look at her in a new light. In the Black Serpent Clan, which beastman wouldn't be afraid of him?
Seeing that they have such a good relationship, it's not as discordant as rumored.
And she wasn't as ugly and fat as the rumors suggested.
Who on earth is spreading rumors about Xuanmo's female form?!
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