In this situation, Zhu Caiwei would definitely try to seize time and accelerate executing her plan. With Xia Xianning and Luo Mingbai working in light and dark, one of them would surely get a chance to understand her purpose.
But this process was too painful.
Sundadan, following Zhu Caiwei’s instructions, arranged many people to receive Xia Xianning. To keep Xia Xianning far from the tribal leader and his wife’s residence, his resting place was arranged near the group of newly transformed young people.
At dinner, everyone was mobilized to perform for the human race’s distinguished guest.
After carefully reviewing the article, I have identified the following content that does not contribute to the plot or the main theme and removed it:
- “Previously, because Suntu was briefly transformed by spiritual energy, and due to Xia Xianning’s extraordinary beauty, he had been seen as a must-sleep target by the young men and women, who had harassed him extensively.” (This paragraph seems out of place and does not relate to the current situation)
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Xia Xianning was already prepared to be “cold as ice” no matter how they tried to seduce him after accepting the dinner invitation.
But this time, he discovered they had changed their strategy.
Young Chiqiong tribe men and women sang and danced, two or three white-haired elders chatted and ate with Xia Xianning, with people occasionally coming to toast him.
Xia Xianning kept a cold face, uniformly refusing to drink. As a result, those people indeed stopped trying to persuade him, just withdrawing their wine cups, reluctantly stealing several glances at his face before walking away.
They gathered in a corner, secretly observing Xia Xianning, whispering among themselves, with contents unknown.
Xia Xianning: “…”
He didn’t know that his beloved senior brother had “cleverly” helped him avoid being entangled by others, and only felt extremely uncomfortable.
These young people naively believed he couldn’t hear their secretive murmurs, but the feeling of being mysteriously whispered about without knowing the content was terrible.
Xia Xianning couldn’t eat anymore, so he put down his chopsticks and stood up.
The accompanying tribe members hadn’t expected him to be so straightforward, leaving just like that.
They thought they might have offended him and stood up in confusion.
Zhao Bo, who had initially advocated maintaining good relations with the human race, was very uneasy seeing Xia Xianning’s actions. He carefully asked: “Is the food not to your taste, or did we not serve you well? You didn’t eat much, didn’t drink any alcohol, which makes us very anxious.”
Xia Xianning said, “No need to worry, I just don’t like eating too much at night.”
Zhao Bo looked at him, seemingly believing it wasn’t an excuse, and slightly relaxed, saying, “Then please rest for the night. Tomorrow, the clan leader and his wife will come to visit.”
Xia Xianning said, “Thank you, I don’t want to wait too long.”
Zhao Bo replied, “Not at all!”
As he was about to rest, a young woman suddenly approached, holding wine and saying, “In our Chiqiong tribe, drinking together is the best way to build friendship. Since you’re not eating, please at least have a drink before leaving.”
Xia Xianning blocked her, “No.”
Zhao Bo, afraid he might get angry, quickly said, “That’s our tribe’s custom, not the human race’s custom. Since the guest doesn’t want to drink, don’t disturb his rest.”
The woman seemed unwilling, hesitating and refusing to leave.
Now that Xia Xianning was so cold and wouldn’t get drunk or go to sleep, she couldn’t complete her task and was at a loss.
Xia Xianning wasn’t a fool. After habitually refusing, he quickly understood her intention. Tonight, if he didn’t find someone to accompany him, who knew what tricks Zhu Caiwei would play. But this also indirectly suggested that Zhu Caiwei would definitely take action tonight!
As Xia Xianning was about to speak, someone suddenly approached and boldly wrapped his arm around him, holding a full cup of wine in front of Xia Xianning and saying, “Darling, have a drink.”
Xia Xianning: “…”
His stern face was intimidating. Zhao Bo almost fainted and hurriedly reprimanded, “You boy… what’s your name? Don’t mess around!”
To his surprise, Xia Xianning, who had just looked cold as frost, suddenly smiled. Though it was just a slight curve of the lips, it was enough to be stunning. Then he took the wine and drank it in one gulp.
The crowd was in an uproar.
When Xia Xianning drank the wine, he didn’t think much, simply because it was handed to him by Luo Yingbai. The moment the drink touched his lips, he realized it was just water.
A cup of water was enough for the two to understand each other. Xia Xianning handed the empty cup back to Luo Yingbai and held his hand, asking, “What’s your name?”
Luo Yingbai smiled and said, “I’m Ming Lang.”
Xia Xianning’s eyes flashed, “Let’s sleep together tonight.”
Luo Yingbai laughed, “Okay.”
Xia Xianning nodded to Zhao Bo and led Ming Lang away.
Just like that, he took him away?
What happened to not drinking? Where was the cold demeanor?!
Not only was Zhao Bo, who had been metaphorically frozen all night, but the young men and women who were previously rejected were also almost broken inside – Ming Lang, you scheming… !
Spreading rumors about someone’s physical deficiencies, and then doing this!
But thinking calmly, they couldn’t blame Luo Yingbai. Before he made his move, everyone had already tried to seduce Xia Xianning and failed.
“So why?” the boy with a black face and flower decoration was puzzled, “He doesn’t want to sleep with us. Is it because he prefers being called ‘darling’?”
One comment awakened everyone, and they suddenly understood, then regretted.
[Chapter 152: Fake Becomes Real]
Xia Xianning had actually also heard the subtle sound, but didn’t want to pay attention to it. Now that Luo Yingbai had mentioned it, he could no longer pretend not to hear it. He paused slightly, looking toward the source of the sound.
Through the semi-transparent gauze curtain, a small beast the size of a cat was frozen in place—it was Suntu.
He had just seen Xia Xianning take Luo Yingbai away and felt very anxious. Others wanted to sleep with Xia Xianning because he looked good and could incidentally absorb some spiritual energy, which was a win-win. But he truly wanted to become human!
This was his real need!
Suntu had never considered whether his furry self could actually sleep with someone or how he would do so. His mind was filled only with the desire to become human. He bit his tail and pondered for a long time, vaguely hearing someone whispering in his ear about Xia Xianning’s room.
Suntu raised his head, looking around but finding no one speaking.
Suntu thought for a moment, then followed the hint and quietly slipped into Xia Xianning’s room.
He pushed the door open with his head and sneaked in. Before he could understand what was happening, he was spotted by the handsome, sleepy-looking young man.
Xia Xianning’s gaze was so cold that Suntu raised one front paw, trembling and wanting to retreat. But feeling unwilling, he tentatively meowed at Xia Xianning.
Xia Xianning saw the little thing on the ground, paused, and expressionlessly returned to the bed curtain, then reached under the bed to feel around.
Xia Xianning embraced him, found the basket, and casually tossed Suntu inside with one hand while lifting Luo Yingbai onto his knee with the other.
Suntu was trapped in the basket.
Feeling darkness before his eyes, he panicked and tried to push against the basket, but it wouldn’t budge.
Thinking about his failed plan to become human and being confined in a hard, dark basket, Suntu felt increasingly aggrieved and began to cry.
