198: Chapter 198 The Candle Cultivator's Interrogation

"Yes, my Beast Husbands said I fainted last night and couldn't be woken up no matter how they tried. They brought the Clan Witch, and she said my soul is unstable. What's going on?"

Bai Wanwan quickly recounted the events to it.

"Is that so?"

The system's voice carried a hint of surprise. "No wonder I couldn't find any issues despite checking the system; it turns out there's a problem with the fusion of your soul and physical body."

"What should I do now? I won't suddenly have my soul leave my body and depart from the Beast World Continent, will I?"

At the thought of this possibility, a strong sense of attachment and reluctance welled up in her heart for the first time.

When she first crossed over, although she went with the flow and didn't panic too much, her heart had always remained detached.

She had thought that living anywhere was the same; at least here she didn't have to work 996 and could live a leisurely life.

But gradually, she gained Beast Husbands and Cubs.

Their kindness toward her had silently pried open the hardened walls of her heart, leaving a place for them bit by bit.

It made it so she could no longer ignore them or treat them as irrelevant strangers she could say a permanent goodbye to.

"Wait for me to think of a way."

"Then think of one quickly."

After peanut's voice vanished from her mind, Bai Wanwan looked again at the several Males staring intently at her.

She forced a smile onto her face to reassure them. "Don't worry, it's just a small problem. It'll be resolved soon."

"Really?" Yan Lie's heart eased, and a light appeared in his eyes.

Xin Feng had spent the longest time with Bai Wanwan, so he was most familiar with her expressions.

The smile on her face didn't reach her eyes at all.

Zhu Xiu didn't believe her either; such a dangerous situation couldn't possibly be just a small problem.

Worried they would notice something was wrong, Bai Wanwan lifted the quilt to get up.

Xin Feng brought over water and took care of her as she washed up.

Yan Lie was also very proactive in going to cook fish soup.

Once Bai Wanwan finished washing up and ate breakfast...

The three Males were still gathered around her.

"Why aren't you going hunting?" she asked, turning to look at them.

"Not today. There is enough food at home," Zhu Xiu replied to her.

Bai Wanwan knew they were worried about her. Zhu Xiu and Xin Feng could still restrain themselves, only locking their gazes on her from time to time.

Yan Lie, however, was almost inseparable from her side.

Bai Wanwan suddenly stopped and stared intently at his face. "How did you get the injury on your face?"

Earlier in the Stone House, the light hadn't been very good, so she hadn't seen the injury on Yan Lie's cheek clearly.

Zhu Xiu's eyes flickered as he also stared at the injury on Yan Lie's face.

Yan Lie gave a "hehe" laugh. "I was in a hurry walking at night and accidentally tripped and fell on the ground."

Bai Wanwan raised her hand to touch the injured spot and gave him a sidelong glance. "For someone so big, you still trip while walking."

Yan Lie grabbed her hand, his eyes seemingly sparkling with stars. "This little injury doesn't matter."

Despite saying that, when his back was turned to Zhu Xiu, he pestered Bai Wanwan to touch it and blow on it before he was satisfied.

No matter how tightly Yan Lie clung to her, there were times when nature called.

In a moment of inattention, by the time he returned, Bai Wanwan was gone, and only Xin Feng was at home with the Cubs.

"Where's Wan Wan?"

After speaking, he noticed Zhu Xiu was also missing. "Did he take Wan Wan away again?"

Xin Feng was unfazed; he held a cub and looked up at him. "Zhu Xiu has some things to ask Wan Wan. He'll be back once they're done talking."

If asked in front of them, Wan Wan would likely keep it hidden.

If Wan Wan was unwilling to say, he wouldn't force her, but he was also worried about her condition in his heart.

If Zhu Xiu could find out and they found a way to deal with it, then the next time Wan Wan fainted, they might actually have a way to handle it.

Bai Wanwan was carried all the way by Zhu Xiu, with beastmen frequently glancing at them along the road.

She didn't care about the looks of others, wrapping her arms around Zhu Xiu's neck while gazing at his handsome face and superior jawline.

"Where are you taking me?"

"Taking you out of the Tribe to a place with fewer beastmen. You might only be willing to tell me the truth then."

Zhu Xiu spoke while looking down at her.

Bai Wanwan's eyes darted around, feeling quite guilty. "What... truth?"

Zhu Xiu pursed his lips. "Wan Wan, I want to hear the truth. Even if there's danger, can we face it together?"

It was rare for Zhu Xiu to speak to her in such a gentle tone, causing Bai Wanwan's heart to soften as well.

But if she told him—if Zhu Xiu knew she came from another world and might disappear—could he accept it?

Her mind was in a mess. Zhu Xiu saw the seriousness of the matter from her expression, and the line of his lips tightened further.

He carried Bai Wanwan out of the Golden Lion Tribe. Outside was an endless prairie; besides the two of them, there were only the Males out hunting in the distance.

"This is fine, you can put me down now."

Bai Wanwan tugged at his arm, but Zhu Xiu didn't put her down. He only looked down at her. "Speak..."

Being held so intimately in his arms, Bai Wanwan's throat felt tight, and she couldn't speak.

Zhu Xiu took a light breath, fully prepared.

"No matter what it is, as long as you say it, we will find a way together."

"Then don't get agitated. I'm worried that if you're too agitated, it will trigger the dark curse."

What she didn't know was that it had already been triggered once last night, but because he now had a certain level of resistance to the dark curse, he had forcibly suppressed it.

"I won't. I will try my best to restrain myself."

Bai Wanwan looked at his face, hesitated for a while, and finally spoke. "Actually... I am not Bai Wanwan."

After saying this, Zhu Xiu's handsome brows furrowed noticeably.

But he didn't say anything, just quietly waiting for her to continue.

Bai Wanwan organized her words, unconsciously pulling at his sleeve as she continued. "I come from another world. That place is completely different from the Beast World. We are humans, we don't transform—we are just like this human form—but we are very weak and don't have your Innate Ability."

Zhu Xiu listened quietly until then, only then asking, "Then how did you come here? I heard from Xin Feng that you had always lived in the Cat Clan Tribe."

Bai Wanwan nodded. "What he said is correct; Bai Wanwan did live in the Cat Clan Tribe, but that was the original Bai Wanwan. I was in an accident and traveled through time and space to come here, becoming Bai Wanwan... Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Zhu Xiu didn't quite understand, but he intended to finish listening to her entire explanation before sorting it out.

"Continue."

"Before I crossed over, I was at a team-building event with colleagues from my company. Someone maliciously pushed me off a cliff. I didn't fall to my death; instead, I woke up as Bai Wanwan."

"You mean, after you came to this world, Bai Wanwan's body became yours, right?"

"Yes. It's likely because of this that my soul and her body haven't fused completely, which led to what happened last night."

Bai Wanwan noticed the arms holding her suddenly tighten. "If you and this body cannot completely fuse, will you leave and return to your original world?"

It probably wouldn't be that easy!

The system had said that points were needed to open a portal through time and space.

If she left in this manner, there likely wouldn't be a good outcome!