She was dragged away in full view of everyone, amidst gasps and murmurs. Hu Lai was quickly surrounded by a group of male orcs. After her confession, even more males were attracted.
Bai San pulled Xiang Wan aside and said earnestly, "Little one, frivolous behavior isn't suitable for you. She's from another race, and we have no idea what she's here for. Judging from her appearance, she's clearly not a good beastman. You should avoid associating with her in the future."
Xiang Wan was racking her brains trying to explain what had just happened when Bai San said that, so she chimed in, "Okay, I'll listen to you, Third Brother. But what's with Ahua next door? You haven't taken your eyes off her for a second, Third Brother. If you ask me, you should open your eyes wider and find someone more suitable for you."
The one who was lecturing was being lectured in return. Bai San's expression wasn't very good. He said firmly, "Ahua must be mine, youngest brother. You can't not help me this time. Don't forget who accompanied you to the beach."
"Wow, so you've even learned to use threats now," Xiang Wan gave him a thumbs up.
Bai San pulled him close and whispered, "If you're a brother, help me with this. If you ever need anything in the future, I'll help you too."
Xiang Wan shook her head. It was such a pity. Such a good pair of best buddies, and one of them actually found a female he liked. If Shi Cong found out that she had helped him, wouldn't he be wiped out? Absolutely not.
Bai San didn't say anything in the end, but later he made some promise that made Bai Da and Bai Er keep pestering Hu Lai. After the celebration, Bai Da and Hu Lai actually became a couple.
Despite Xiang Wan's earnest attempts to persuade him, Bai Da simply replied, "She's the kind of girl I like. There won't be anyone else but her."
Bai Da, hopelessly in love, wouldn't believe a word anyone said, no matter how much they argued. The solution, then, still lies with Hu Lai.
"You've already rejected me, are you still going to interfere with my finding a spouse?"
Hu Lai's intentions are impure, but Xiang Wan is unwilling to let Bai Da regret it for the rest of his life. She will keep her eyes fixed on Hu Lai, and if she only wants to be with Bai Da for the rest of her life, it doesn't matter.
Bai Da always ran to the back mountain, and Xiang Wan, worried, followed him. When she saw her simple-minded brother, who always called her "youngest," slumped in a bush with red eyes, Xiang Wan's eyes welled up with tears. It was Hu Lai who had asked Bai Da to pick a kind of fruit, saying it was to foster their relationship.
Someone like Hu Lai is worldly-wise, cunning, and shrewd; a simple beastman can't handle him. She could eliminate this threat with a single strike, but she couldn't ruin Bai Da. The promise to protect the entire fox clan wasn't made at the expense of Bai Da's happiness.
If someone is blinded by emotions, time can help them gradually see the truth, rather than letting Hu Lai become his eternal white moonlight.
"Big brother, what has Hu Lai asked you to do this time?"
As Xiang Wan pulled Bai Da up, her expression grew cold.
While Hu Lai and Bai Da were together, Xiang Wan had already given her a drug called "ruthlessness," which would prevent her from having any contact with any male in this life, and she could only spend her life with Bai Da.
But this woman actually used Bai Da to find the antidote.
The medicines of ruthlessness and compassion are inextricably linked; being tainted by either one leads to two extremes. Hu Lai was poisoned by the former, Bai Da by the latter, and Bai Da, being a devoted lover, was particularly unfortunate. Xiang Wan believed that once Hu Lai died, Bai Da would absolutely not live on alone.
So she kept Hu Lai around, just to leave Bai Da with something to remember her by, but she underestimated this woman's ambition.
"Youngest brother, please let her go, I'm begging you, please?"
Bai Da, who never admits defeat, pleaded for Hu Lai with tears streaming down his face. While Xiang Wan felt heartbroken, what welled up in her heart the most was a deep sense of powerlessness.
She forgot that the world operates independently and cannot change according to her wishes simply because someone from a known future has appeared. Her small action could trigger various other changes, like the wings of a butterfly, a gentle flap could destroy half the earth.
Perhaps the future of the fox clan will develop in another direction, but what she needs to do is nip the known threats in the bud.
Her eyes were resolute as she shook her head, refusing Bai Da's request. She would spare Hu Lai, but only let her live, nothing more.
"Youngest brother, are you blaming me for being useless?" Bai Da's expression gradually turned somber. "When I spent the night outside that night, I never imagined that things would turn out this way."
Xiang Wan sighed. How could she have imagined that something like this would happen today? It was just fate playing tricks on her.
“There are four of us brothers, and you are the youngest. You probably don’t understand that feeling of completeness yet. Before I came into contact with Hu Lai, I didn’t feel like I had any regrets, until the third brother asked me to help him.”
Hu Lai is like she was born for me; I can't live without her.
I'm not stupid. I've figured out what she's planning these past few days. But I just can't let go. If she's gone, there's no point in me living.
So, youngest brother, you can't touch her, even if it's just for my sake, for the sake of the three of us brothers, okay?
"Three?" Xiang Wan asked incredulously. "Do all three of you like to mess around?"
"No, we just want you to be happy, youngest child."
Bai San suddenly appeared out of nowhere, along with Bai Er and Bai Da, who was gradually returning to normal.
They stood in front of Xiang Wan, looking like they were doing everything for her own good.
"Youngest brother, can't you be a little more understanding of your older brothers and make a sacrifice a little?"
“We know it’s hard for you to accept, but you can’t find a spouse anyway, and you’re probably going to be a lonely old man for the rest of your life. You might as well find someone to keep you company, at least you’ll have someone to accompany you.”
"I'll listen to my eldest brother, so please agree, youngest brother."
Xiang Wan was utterly shocked. When did it turn into her being the one being teased, instead of the other way around?
Left alone, her body gradually began to show signs of abnormality. Xiang Wan focused all her attention on resisting the effects of the drugs in her body, which led to the scene described at the beginning of the text.
She never expected that Bai Da, Bai Er, and Bai San would conspire together to secretly administer the drug to her while she was still in shock.
Because I trusted these three brothers so much and knew they wouldn't harm me, I let my guard down. That brief moment of relaxation led to my current state.
She is no longer able to act. Shouldn't the person who started this come out by now?
Sensing movement beside me, I turned around and someone grabbed my head and carried me away.
With the fever still lingering inside her body, and having been carried upside down the whole way, Xiang Wan couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
When I regained consciousness, I felt completely refreshed, as if I were surrounded by warm spring water, with water flowing down my skin.
Opening her eyes to a pool filled with flower petals and a luminous pearl embedded in the cave wall above her, Xiang Wan's first thought was that she had transmigrated again. Before she could even ask the system what had happened, she heard a tingling sound from behind her.
"Wan'er, I've waited too long, I don't want to wait any longer."
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