Chapter 20: Xiao Wu Reveals the Truth! Song Ye Is Dumbfounded!
Tang San could accept Xiao Wu speaking ill of Yu Xiaogang, but he absolutely could not accept anyone else speaking ill of Xiao Wu.
When he heard Yu Xiaogang open his mouth, the way Tang San looked at him was filled with fierce hostility.
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang subconsciously took two steps back and swallowed nervously.
Fortunately, Flender interrupted from the side and changed the subject.
"Alright, now isn't the time to argue about Xiaogang's theories!"
"They haven't been gone long. Let's split up and search in different directions. Maybe we can still find them."
"If we really can't find them by tonight, we'll come back and think of another plan together."
"Hmph!"
Tang San calmed down somewhat. Thinking that Yu Xiaogang was still his teacher after all, it would not be appropriate to say too much. He suppressed his anger and decided to focus on searching for them.
Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others were also furious after losing their own women, but the only thing they could do for now was search.
...
Elsewhere.
Song Ye had already arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, preparing to find a decent life-attribute soul beast for his soul ring.
Since his martial soul was the Tree of Life, it naturally had to focus on vitality.
However, being in the outer area of the Star Dou Great Forest meant that finding a suitable soul beast depended largely on luck. As time passed, he still had not found an ideal target.
He continued searching until nearly noon, yet Song Ye still had not encountered a soul beast with strong life attributes.
Returning to the forest's edge, he prepared to eat something and rest.
"Soul beasts related to vitality really are difficult to find. Looks like I'll have to go deeper this afternoon."
"Time for lunch first."
Song Ye was not lacking money or storage space now, so he had brought quite a lot of good food to enjoy.
But just as he found a comfortable place to lean against, he suddenly sensed someone outside preparing to enter the Star Dou Great Forest.
Song Ye originally did not want to bother with it.
However, the voices were getting closer and closer, seemingly about to pass right beside him.
Left with no choice, he quickly climbed up a tree, just in case.
A moment later, three young girls appeared, walking into the area and stopping right beneath the tree where Song Ye was hiding.
Among them, one wore a pink dress with a scorpion-tail braid behind her.
Another wore a light green long skirt with her hair loose.
The last one wore black leather clothing from head to toe; her figure was exceptionally proud.
Especially the last one, because her figure was so exaggerated, and Song Ye happened to be directly above them, he could clearly see a large patch of snow-white skin.
Song Ye instantly froze.
He began thinking to himself:
'Damn… these three girls' outfits look exactly like the three girls from Shrek.'
'At this time, they shouldn't be hunting soul rings, right? Did they come here with someone else?'
Right then, voices from below reached his ears.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing looked at Xiao Wu with curiosity.
Ning Rongrong even asked directly:
"Xiao Wu, now that we've already left Shrek…"
"If you have something to say, hurry and tell us. Once we help you resolve it, we can go back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded as well. She had also decided to leave and follow Ning Rongrong to her sect.
However, at this point, Xiao Wu could no longer hide the truth.
She had brought them to the Star Dou Great Forest simply because she wanted to go home.
At the same time, before leaving, she wanted to reveal the truth to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and say her farewell.
Thinking about the mysterious light screen, Xiao Wu felt that sooner or later her identity would be exposed anyway.
So she decided not to hide it any longer and answered directly:
"I'm sorry, Rongrong… Zhuqing… I'm afraid I can't go with you to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
The moment she said that, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were both stunned.
"Why?"
Looking at the confused Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu hesitated slightly, fear appearing in her heart.
But when she thought about how these two were her best friends, she did not want to keep lying to them until the very end.
After taking a few seconds to calm herself, she finally spoke and revealed the truth.
"Because…"
"I'm not human. I'm actually a soul beast…"
After saying this, she immediately looked up to check their reactions.
Sure enough, shock and confusion instantly covered Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's faces.
Both of them stared at Xiao Wu, afraid they had misheard.
Ning Rongrong quickly asked,
"Xiao Wu, what are you talking about?"
"How could you possibly be…?"
"You're clearly just like us. Why would you say something like that?"
But Xiao Wu shook her head firmly.
Tears unconsciously appeared in her eyes as she hurriedly explained:
"No… I'm really not human."
"I'm a 100,000-year soul beast that took human form, but my essence is still that of a soul beast."
"That's also why I can't go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with you."
"Your sect has two Titled Douluo. They would definitely be able to see through my true form. If that happens, my life would be in danger."
"But you are my best friends. I didn't want to just leave without saying anything."
"So, I brought you here, where I can ensure my safety, to tell you the truth."
"I'm sorry, Rongrong… Zhuqing… I… I've been lying to you all this time."
"What?!"
"This…"
After hearing everything, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were even more shocked.
They had truly thought that coming to the forest with Xiao Wu was just to deal with some private matters before returning together to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Xiao Wu treated them as sisters, and they treated Xiao Wu as their closest friend.
But who could have imagined that, the moment they arrived in the forest, Xiao Wu would reveal such a shocking secret?
The most important thing was that, seeing Xiao Wu's tears and expression, they knew this was probably not a lie.
Ning Rongrong asked in astonishment:
"Xiao Wu… are you really a soul beast?"
Zhu Zhuqing also stared at her with questioning eyes.
Xiao Wu nodded painfully and explained slowly:
"Yes."
"That's also why I always avoided you whenever I obtained a soul ring… because, as a soul beast, I can condense my own soul rings…"
"I… I'm sorry, Rongrong… I'm sorry, Zhuqing…"
At that point, she did not even know how to continue explaining. She was filled with guilt.
All she could do was express her feelings as best as she could.
"But Rongrong, Zhuqing… no matter what, you are still my best friends."
"I will always remember you. That's why I was willing to tell you this secret."
"I can't stay at Shrek anymore, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will have to be somewhere only you two can return to."
"In the future, I'll go back to the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest and cultivate slowly on my own."
"Perhaps one day, when I reach the Titled Douluo realm, I'll be able to come out and find you again."
"Xiao Wu…"
"How could this happen?"
Listening to her sorrowful words and realizing that their sister, who had lived with them day and night, was about to leave forever, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing could hardly bear it either.
Now that they knew Xiao Wu was a soul beast, their hearts only ached with pain.
They had no greed whatsoever for a 100,000-year soul ring.
Instead, they only felt heartache for Xiao Wu.
After thinking for a moment, Ning Rongrong suddenly stepped forward and hugged Xiao Wu tightly. Tears streamed down her face as she spoke emotionally:
"I don't care!"
"Xiao Wu, I don't care whether you're human or a soul beast. I only know that you're my sister!"
"Xiao Wu, if we leave, how lonely would it be for you to stay alone in this huge forest?"
"Come with me. I swear on my life that I won't let anyone hurt you, alright?"
End of Chapter